OUR ARMY IS EFFICIENT

Interview with Hero of Artsakh, Major General Arkadiy Ter-Tadevosyan

– Recently, in your speeches more often are heard your calls – give a strong rebuff to aggression of Azerbaijan. Maybe you are underestimating the enemy?

– No, I am more than confident that my opinion is realistic and fair. We often note with alarm the population of Azerbaijan, but do not want to ask ourselves a question – from this number what is the percentage of Azerbaijanis? If you noticed, in Azerbaijan they make especially a great show when killed soldiers are not Azerbaijani. And this is not accidental. Baku wants to sow discord among the peoples living in Azerbaijan, and Armenians and to declare itself savior – a guarantor of their security. The sons of these people are mainly serving in the most dangerous places and they die more often. With regard to the Azerbaijani army, it literally robs senior military. Slaughter, violence, humiliation are ordinary things in the Azerbaijani army.

– What are the advantages of the Armenian army?

– I have to say a word of praise to the Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan, who was able to establish legitimacy in the army. This is a great victory. I am pleased with combat capability of our army.

– What are the shortcomings in our army?

– First of all the imperfection of interpersonal relationships among the soldiers that, frankly speaking, is not the fault of the army leadership and commanders. As well as nepotism, which also penetrates into the army from outside. Our society is sick with different ailments. Unfortunately, in our society, in the top positions of the scale values are money, wealth.

– Recently you said that we should grab some positions and carry out military operations in the enemy’s territory. What’s this? Do you want the Armenian side to start war?

– See, the enemy penetrates into our territory, some of them die, and I’m confident that our people allow them to carry away their dead. This humanity is surprising me. I’ve never called to attack first. I say – if they attack us, we must take the war to the enemy’s territory. I do not understand, international standards are only for us, or what?

Interview by GAYANEH POGHOSYAN