TERRITORIAL ISSUES ARE SOLVED WITH ARMS

Lragir.am
08/04/2010

On April 8, Komandos – General Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan, who has been one
of the commanders of the Karabakh war, dwelt on the high-preparedness
of the Armenian army. According to him, on this topic, the Russian,
American and Turkish press also dwell. Comparing the Armenian army to
the Azerbaijani one, Arkadi Ter-Tadevosyan notes that the Armenian
army has been formed on the basis of the Russian school, while
Azerbaijan has changed its school different times.

Dwelling on the possibility of a war, he said that any attack against
Armenia through the border which the international society has
recognized is excluded because Armenia, becoming a CSTO member,
ensured its security and ruled out any aggression from Turkey or
Azerbaijan.

He says that the possibility of a war is very big and essential. The
task now is to avoid military actions. This is the reason why in
Karabakh the question on non-attack is set. As to the settlement
process, he thinks the process is in a deadlock because there are two
unsuitable concepts-territorial integrity and self-determination of
nations.

As to the actions of Armenia in case of a war, the general thinks the
war now will not resemble the one of 16 years ago. He notes that in
case of a war, Azerbaijan has three vulnerable points – gas pipelines,
electric stations and hydro stations, as well as bridges. Arkadi
Ter-Tadevosyan says Armenia has necessary equipment to destroy these
targets.