Azerbaijani President Ilham Ailyev's statement that Armenia fears the Azerbaijani military strength demonstrated during the latest military parade is just nonsense, Armenian Defense Ministry Spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan told ArmInfo's correspondent when commenting on Aliyev's speech in Azerbaijani Government.
"The fact that the Azeri president still believes that the army's strength is conditioned by military parades demonstrates his little knowledge of military arts. One should never estimate the army's combativity by parades and other events. Military experts also think so", said Hovhannisyan. As regards Aliyev's threats, Hovhannisyan stressed that the Armenian army is combat-capable enough and is ready to offer proper rebuff to the rival if necessary.
To note, in his speech, Aliyev said that the latest military parade demonstrated the strength of the Azerbaijani army. He enumerated the arms and ammunition and pointed out that the Azeri army is one of the strongest armies in the world. He added that the parade caused Armenia's concern. "Alongside with all political and diplomatic efforts, our military strength will play the key role in the Karabakh conflict settlement", said Aliyev. He added that Azerbaijan will keep on increasing its arms.