The President of Armenia, Serzh Sargsyan was in Nagorno-Karabkh this week. Mediamax reported that on Tuesday he watched live-fire exercise of the Defense Army of the self declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic at the "Tigranakert" training ground.
Sargsyan, who was accompanied by the president of the self declared Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, Bako Sahakian later gave awards to some of the servicmen who particpated in the military exercises.
Mediamax said that Sargsyan told the servicement present that "Tomorrow, like today, we will have the most modern armament because there is no other way. We live in a region where we must ensure our security ourselves. Having allies and friends we have to understand that only those who can defend their honor deserve help. My generation has fulfilled its duty when it was needed. I believe that you will do it better than us. I see that today you commanders are more competent than we were. I see that you are better trained than our soldiers were."
Sargsyan, wearing military fatigues of the Armenian Army was accompanied by the Armenian Minister of Defense Seiran Ohanian, and officials of the Armenian Military High Command. They inspected defense positions, familiarised themselves first hand with the combat readiness of the troops and ongoing army building works.
Sabre rattling has for the moment replaced diplomacy and peace negoptiations in the context of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Sources close to the OSCE Minsk process say that diplomats of the co-chair countries have encountered difficulties in organising a meeting between the Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan. A meeting is said to be imminent but so far the date and venue have not been announced.
source: commonspace.eu
photo: President Sargsyan of Armenia in military fatigues, observes military manoevres in Nagrono-Karabakh on Tuesday. Picture courtesy of the press Service of the Armenian President.
