Day.Az, Azerbaijan
March 7, 2008 Friday

Azeri army spokesman denies troops concentration on front line

The head of the Azerbaijani Defence Ministry press service, Eldar
Sabiroglu, has denied reports by "Armenian military circles" that
Azerbaijan is concentrating a large number of troops on the contact
line between the Armenian and Azerbaijani troops, the Azerbaijani
website Day.az has reported.

This is another lie inspired by the current leadership of Armenia
which is using all available means to mislead the international
community about the real causes of the 3-4 March firefight on the
contact line between the Armenian and Azerbaijani troops, Day.az
quoted Sabiroglu as saying.

Sabiroglu also denied Armenian officials’ statements about
Azerbaijani casualties. He said that the Armenian leadership is
trying to conceal from Armenian society the real consequences of the
"provocation" on the front line.

At the same time, Sabiroglu did not rule out that Armenians may
resort to similar provocations in the future, the website said. "But
let them learn a lesson from the incident and remember that the next
response of the Azerbaijani army will be even more tangible for the
Armenians," the website quoted him as saying.