Aysor, Armenia
April 9 2010

RA President S. Sargsyan: `I see no danger of war’

`I don’t see a forthcoming danger of war,’ said Armenian President in
the interview with the journalist in Tavush region. He reminded that
he has stated for many times that the Defense Ministry should always
be ready for any developments and that Ministry is working for the
entire Republic of Armenia and especially Tavush region.

`Our army is ready for defending and if, God forbid, something happens
we will be ready,’ the head of the country said he noticed that the
danger of war has always existed, is and will always be till there is
no peace established in the whole region.

`Simply these dangers turn to be more material for our nation in two
conditions, the first one is that Azerbaijan tries to swagger with a
`militaristic’ behavior, though I do not see any bases for this,
because I don’t see any superiority in their side. The second
condition is in our inner political life, when some forces try to
speculate the circumstances,’ the head of the country said.

He added that today in Armenia there are series of Medias which
translate the Azerbaijani propaganda into Armenian, which are aimed at
spreading terror among the public speaking about the possible
resumption of war. He thinks the statements that compare the Armenian
and Azerbaijani armies absurd.

`I don’t understand the Medias or the reporters who ask which official
will participate in the war if the war resumes,’ he said and added,
`We should realize that it is a question of human type. I am sure that
among the opposition and the neutral people there are some who will
fight in the first rows if the war resumes, and among the authorities
too there are people who will flee away. We have already passed this
way once,’ the head of the country said.