Tuesday, December 24 2019 16:56

ArmInfo. The best way to prevent war is to arm with equipment and prepare the army for hostilities, Tigran Karapetyan, member of the Standing Committee on Defense and  Security, MP from the "My Step" ruling bloc, expressed a similar  opinion in an interview with reporters on December 24. 

Summing up the results of the year in the military industry,  Karapetyan indicated the acquisition by Armenia of the latest  weapons, the implementation of reforms in the field of catering for  military personnel, and the toughening of punishment for bringing a  serviceman to suicide. <In 2019, the Armed Forces of Armenia  replenished with modern weapons, in 2020 a new replenishment of  equipment is also expected. In addition, in the coming year, we  expect our companies to be active within the framework of the  agreements that were signed with the Ministry of Defense on the  production of unmanned aerial vehicles and communications>,  Karapetyan said. As a positive fact, he noted the fact that in 2019  the military leadership of Armenia changed its rhetoric and its  philosophy, in particular, voicing the new principle that if  Azerbaijan again takes the adventure, Armenia will not sit in the  trenches.

Speaking about the work of the Committee to study the circumstances  of the April war in 2016, Karapetyan noted that in mid-2020, the  Committee will present the results of the study and try to answer  questions that concern the public. At the same time, referring to the  criticism of the opponents that the policy of the new authorities  allegedly increases the threat of a new war, Karapetyan advised the  opponents, first of all, to think about the reasons for the April  escalation. "Even if we analyze it superficially, the main reason for  April 2016 lies in the fact that Azerbaijan received a significant  advantage in armament and the balance was upset in 2008, whereas  earlier it was more or less maintained," Karapetyan noted.  

He stressed that now the actions of the authorities are aimed at  preventing a recurrence of a possible transition of the conflict to  the military phase. Negotiations are continued but, the desire for  peace continues to be our desire, but the best that Armenia can do in  this matter is to acquire modern weapons systems, thereby restore the  unbalanced balance, and proceed with the creation and production of  our own military equipment>, he said. Nevertheless, Karapetyan  believes that the main factor in the possible resumption of  hostilities remains the presence of the illusions of the Azerbaijani  authorities regarding the achievement of success by military means.