ArmInfo.Artsakh President's official representative David Babayan noted that Artsakh Armed Forces are ready to enemy`s invasion.
By the request of Arminfo correspondent, commenting on the statement of the Deputy Chief of the HQ of Azeri Armed Forces Lieutenant-General Nizam Osmanov that Azeri Army is ready to take back the "occupied territories" of the country, Babayan, in particular, said: "When high ranked Azeri military speak about the "taking back of territories" and bring as an example of the readiness the "brilliant" actions of April 2016, we may make two conclusions, either that officer has no idea what is art of war, or he becomes "great conqueror" in the Media. I have no other explanations tothis", Babayan said.
He noted that Azerbaijan had been preparing for 22 years for the April 2016 war, however, their plan to destroy Artsakh statehood, to take Syunik region of Armenia and establishing direct land connection with Nachijevan failed totally. According to him, Azerbaijan wanted to have it done by April 24, by the day when entire Armenian nation remembers the victims of Armenian genocide in Ottoman Empire. He also reminded that in April War, Turkish servicemen and high ranked officers participated. "However, Azerbaijani plan failed, millions of dollars spent on arms were in vain, in many cases, our 18-20-year-old boys confronted with dignity and honor with the special detachment of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces", Babayan said.
Babayan said that Stepanakert carefully studies all the statements from Baku and make conclusions, and permanently increases the combat readiness of the own forces to stop any invasion.