NUMBER OF INCIDENTS AT NKR-AZERI FRONTLINE REDUCED WITH 40%
PanARMENIAN.Net
14.09.2007 17:48 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ "The purpose of this exercise is to raise the
efficiency of the NKR Defense Army and the capability to strike a
counterblow on the enemy in case of aggression," said Armenian Defense
Minister Mikael Harutyunyan, who observed the regular military exercise
in Nagorno Karabakh.
"Azeri media’s announcements that Iranians serve in the NKR Defense
Army are absolutely false. The same refers to allegedly growing
frequency of ceasefire violations," he said adding that the number
of incidents at the frontline has reduced with 40%.
"Everything is as usual. There is no tension," he said.
Artillery, armored cars, aviation and missile defense assets are
enabled in the NKR military exercise, which consists of 4 stages:
preparation for defensive battle; defensive battle; preparation for
attack; attack, IA Regnum reports.