ArmInfo. For a week, Azerbaijan has been trying to digest the words of Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan at the meeting with the Armenian community in New York about the implementation of the formula "new war for new territories", but so far in vain.
After two statements were made by the Foreign Ministry of Azerbaijan, and another defense ministry, for greater reliability now the Minister of Defense Zakir Hasanov made a "fiery speech" in which he promised to reach Yerevan.
So, Hasanov first decided to teach Tonoyan how to work, assuring that, they say, the military should not enter into a verbal skirmish in public. Then, forgetting what was said a minute earlier, he tried to justify the statements of the Armenian Minister of Defense by the fact that he was not a military man and had no idea about the state of the army he headed. "You can say anything, but you should have opportunities to keep your word," he said, and for greater conviction, he decided to amuse his own pride, once again initiating conversations about the military and economic power of Azerbaijan, while not failing to blacken Armenia.
"President Ilham Aliyev rightly noted that the myth about the strength of the Armenian army has been destroyed. Because of the unsettled Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the economy of Armenia is falling apart. Today dissatisfaction is growing in Armenia, people are going out into the street. So, it is necessary to divert public attention from existing problems, making such statements. Notice where he said that? In New York, to Armenian Diaspora. He visited there to beg for money, "Hasanov said.
At the same time, he began to assure that allegedly, Armenia and its army for offensive actions have neither economic nor sufficient military capabilities. "Now it's not the 1990s. When I heard his statement, I would say how great it would be if they really launched an offensive. Then I would meet with Tonoyan in Yerevan. Empty conversations would no longer deceive the Armenian people. At that time, they said that Ohanyan's line was impassable. And we passed it in 18 minutes. And if they use all their capabilities, they will get 3-4 times more than in April. I look forward to this moment, "Hasanov concluded