AZERI DEFENCE MINISTRY SPOKESMAN SLAMS ARMENIAN DEFENCE CHIEF’S REMARKS

APA
Aug 27 2009
Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani Defence Ministry has responded to war threats of
Armenian Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan.

Defence Ministry spokesman Eldar Sabiroglu has told APA news agency
that Seyran Ohanyan’s remarks is now something new. "There are
reasons behind it. The international community is putting pressure on
Armenia for the resolution of the Nagornyy Karabakh conflict within
Azerbaijan’s territorial integrity. By issuing such statements which
are wrong, the Armenian army leadership wants to distract people’s
attention and hide the people’s distrust in the army. Azerbaijan has
a very strong army able to prevent any aggression," Sabiroglu said.

Eldar Sabiroglu stressed that there were two ways of solving the
conflict and did not rule out the possibility of war if the occupied
lands were not freed peacefully. "The conflict has two ways [of being
resolved]. Peace or war. Azerbaijan is not a proponent of bloodshed. We
are proponents of a peaceful solution to the conflict. However, if
this does not happen, Azerbaijan will be able to liberate its lands
from the occupation. This aggression cannot go on endlessly."