Vazgen Sislyan: Are soldiers meant only for parades? (video)
Vazgen Sislyan, a member of the ASALA (Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia), has visited Artsakh several times after last month’s deadly skirmishes along the Line of Contact between Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces. “I watched our soldiers defending the country’s borders with true jealousy. They are fully conscious of what they are doing. I do not want the cheap rumours about the four-day war to reach our servicemen. They are excited and we are confident that they will defend our country,” Vazgen Sislyan said on May 25. He is surprised to hear that the authorities are classifying the territories lost in the war as ‘strategically important or unimportant’ lands. “They say the lost territories were important “strategically or tactically.” You cannot dub your own lands. They importance is not significant because they are in your homeland.” The ASALA fighter says the the military-political leadership of Armenia should think of ways to return these lost territories. “Besides, we also need to liberate Shahumyan and Getashen.” Vazgen Sislyan is also surprised to hear that Armenia is not going to return the lost territories for it does not want to lose more soldiers. “Are soldiers meant only for parades? We have soldiers on the frontline – it does not matter whose sons they are – my friend’s, relatives’ or mine. They are soldiers and they are offended to hear such statements.
