ArmInfo. I repeat again that it is at least unacceptable to speak with Armenia, the Armenian people, the Armed Forces and the Minister of Defense. Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan said this in an interview with Golos America, referring to the reaction of Azerbaijan regarding the new war for new territories formula put forward by him.
The head of the defense department once again stressed that he would not like to paraphrase what was said earlier: "It is unacceptable to speak with Armenia, the Armenian army, Artsakh from a position of strength and frighten the Armenian people with a possible war. I said everything as Minister of Defense. I repeat again, to speak with Armenia, the Armenian people from a position of strength, as well as with the armed forces and the defense minister, is at least unacceptable. And the society needs to accept it. It seems to me that Baku's reaction to my statement is more belligerent than the statement itself ".
To note, the statement of Tonoyan, made at a meeting with the Armenian community in New York, that he rephrased the formula "peace in exchange for territories" to the formula "new war for new territories", caused a nervous reaction in Baku. At the same time, two Azerbaijani departments attacked the head of the Armenian defense department with criticism and demanded clarification from the top leadership of the Republic of Armenia. At the same time, Baku promised to take all possible measures "for the liberation of Azerbaijani territories", assuring that the Azerbaijani army is one of the strongest in the world.