Koryun Nahapetyan: Azerbaijan is openly amassing military equipment near Nakhichevan (video)
Koryun Nahapetyan, Chairman of the National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs, confirms the reports that Azerbaijan is amassing weapons and troops near Nakhichevan. Talking to journalists on Friday, Mr Nahapetyan assured everyone that the situation is fully controlled by the Armenian side. “Both the leadership of the Defense Ministry and the General Staff of the Armed forces are fully aware of the situation. Our troops, the relevant units of the armed forces are ready to repel any attack by the enemy. I want to assure our people that the level of combat readiness of our armed forces is very high, and we consider all new challenges and threats. We just need to stay calm. I repeat once again that we fully control the situation in all sections of the Line of Contact.” Speaking about the closed-door meeting at the National Assembly which was attended by Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, Koryun Nahapetyan said certain parts of the discussions were made public by some MPs. “I simply cannot understand the behavior of some of my colleagues. Though it was announced that the meeting was held behind closed doors they revealed some information. They had no right to do it. At this point, I cannot give any names because I do not know the details…” With regard to the military cooperation between Armenia and Russia, Mr Nahapetyan said it cannot prevent Armenia prevent us from buying weapons from another country. “Armenia buys weapons from Russia on preferential terms. In this context, we should consider on what terms and at what prices other countries sell us weapons.”
