ArmInfo.The Armenian side should always be ready for any provocations of Azerbaijan. Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Shavarsh Kocharyan stated this in a conversation with journalists on March 15 after the meeting of the Armenian government touching on large-scale military exercises held in Azerbaijan these days.
"Naturally, we are following all this, and of course, we should always be ready for any of their steps." Under these conditions, various comments may sound, since the pre-election period is now, but we do not need to condition everything with this. We must always be attentive to the actions Baku, "the Deputy Foreign Minister said.
Recall that in Azerbaijan from 12 to 17 March there are large-scale exercises involving various types of troops, associations and formations of the Azerbaijani army. As the head of the Artsakh Ombudsman's office Artak Beglaryan wrote on his e-mail on Twitter the day before, the international community turns a blind eye to the militaristic rhetoric of Baku. According to him, in the exercises conducted in Azerbaijan these days, many more servicemen and military equipment are involved than allowed by international agreements. "However, the international community turns a blind eye to the heavy armament and obvious military rhetoric of Baku, who will take care and stop?" Beglaryan asked.
Meanwhile, spokesman for the Armenian Foreign Ministry Tigran Balayan, reacting to Baku's statement that the exercises conducted by the Azerbaijani Armed Forces are in accordance with the Vienna Document of 2011, noted: "It is noteworthy that Azerbaijan clearly violates the requirements of chapter V, paragraph 40.1.1, of the Vienna Document of the OSCE 2011 (preliminary notification of certain types of military activities). "