ArmInfo. Official Baku reacted to the statements of the Armenian Defense Minister regarding the acquisition of offensive weapons and the opportunity to strike first, if there is such a need.
Thus, the statement of the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry states that such statements serve as "an obvious indicator of the clearly aggressive policy of Armenia." "It's impossible to intimidate Azerbaijan with such cheap statements by Armenian officials of propaganda nature. Suppose the Armenian minister does not think that these are the first years of independence, when in the early 1990s, taking advantage of the fact that Azerbaijan was plunged into internal feuds, Armenia seized Azerbaijani lands. Today, Azerbaijan, under the leadership of the country's President, Supreme Commander Ilham Aliyev, is strong enough, professional, determined and able to free cropped lands by patriotic Armed Forces ", - assured the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry.
To note, Armenian Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan said in an interview with the Armenian public television that the Armenian army today is acquiring weapons that will allow it to neutralize possible attacks by the enemy. According to him, today the RA Armed Forces are acquiring offensive weapons. "We are not going to remain in defensive positions. If the question follows the path of resuming hostilities, we will not wait," said the Armenian minister, not excluding the first attack, if this is the imperative of the day. Armenia intends to acquire weapons, which will allow, without entering into quantitative competition, in an arms race, to successfully accomplish tasks.