Ohanyan to Karen Karapetyan: People just should know what is tank

ArmInfo.During the April escalation, there were no problems with the supply of fuels and lubricants. Ex-Defense Minister and leader of the pre-election bloc  Oganyan-Raffi- Oskanian Seyran Ohanyan told journalists that he  commented on the statement of the Prime Minister of Armenia Karen  Karapetyan that during the April war, poor-quality fuel was used.

"There were no problems, the supplies were in time. It is just a  speculation. People just should know what is tank, tank is not filled  with gasoline but diesel fuel. People should at least once stay close  to a tank during a shelling or military actions to make such  conclusions", he noted.

To note, Prime Minister of Armenia Karen Karapetyan said from the  rostrum of the parliament that due to low-quality diesel fuel during  the April war in the zone of the Karabakh conflict, there were  problems with the operation of military equipment. In this regard,  earlier Ohanyan, stated that if such information exists, then it is  necessary to conduct an investigation. "I do not mind it, but I am  sure that this could not be the case", Ohanyan said. The current  Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan tried to smear the  situation, saying that Prime Minister Karapetyan's statement was  taken out of context and misinterpreted. Despite Sargsyan's attempts  to "save the situation" Karapetyan did not give up his words, and  again stated in a conversation with journalists about the existence  of such a problem, while promising to correct it through total  control and consistent work.

After that, the Prime Minister of Artsakh Ara Harutyunyan confirmed  Karen Karapetyan's words.  According to the Artsakh Premier, for many  years the market of diesel fuel has low-quality products, which are  used in the operation of agricultural machinery, vehicles and  construction equipment. "As for the April events, both then and in  the following months, private construction companies working for the  Defense Army had many problems associated with low-quality fuel, as  the government in an accelerated order purchased it from private  suppliers", he stressed. According to Harutyunyan, there were  problems with the vehicles that serve the army, which, according to  experts, was due to poor-quality diesel fuel. "Because of this  problem, not only the equipment came into disrepair, but engineer  works were also delayed. It should be understood that if there are  poor-quality products, especially in emergency situations and with  quick purchases, such problems are not excluded", he resumed.