ArmInfo. The Azerbaijani people are waiting for the victory of the army, but it's not the military who start the war, they only carry out the order. This statement was made at the press conference by the Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan Zakir Hasanov, APA reports.
At the same time, he assured that the current international situation does not allow starting a war. Commenting on the statement of the Armenian side about conducting a successful punitive operation for the death of a soldier of the NKR Defense Army, which was carried out on the orders of Defense Minister David Tonoyan, Hasanov assured that this statement is not true: ''During the recent events we gave a decent response to the Armenians. After some time, they will announce their losses''.
Meanwhile, according to Trend, according to Hasanov, Azerbaijan is trying to peacefully resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. ''But if it cannot be resolved peacefully, Azerbaijan will resort to another option. In 2016, Azerbaijan proved it in three days, and if Armenia continues to take a destructive position, we will liberate our lands, "Hasanov said, assuring that" the Armenian army is very weak ".
Hasanov did not bypass the April events of 2016, and noted that only a part of the Azerbaijani armed forces participated in the hostilities, who "defeated the Armenian army". The minister stressed that successful reforms continue in the Azerbaijani army. Hasanov also noted the high role of the Turkish Armed Forces in enhancing the combat capability and professionalism of the Azerbaijani army: "We use the experience of the Turkish army, conducted joint exercises with the Turkish armed forces. If last year eight exercises were held, then this year their number will be brought to 13''.