Gen. Karapetyan, now an advisor to the Prime Minister, knows well that the first information comes from intelligence

«168 ժամ» reports that Enriko Apriamov, the advisor to the Minister of Defense and lieutenant general, in an interview with «168 Ժամ», spoke about the National Assembly's investigative committee examining the April 2016 events, indicating that he has not yet been summoned for questioning.

In response to whether, as the former first deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, he believes there were serious problems or shortcomings during the April war, he stated: “I want to remind that since the ceasefire agreement was signed in May 1994, we have been in a situation of neither war nor peace. This is real, and we must consider that the adversary can launch an unexpected attack on us. When the adversary attacks, the military is required to stop them. We were able to push the adversary back, while the Russians only intervened on the 3rd or 4th day. Regarding the 800 hectares of lost territory, we must understand one thing — the life of our soldier is more precious to us; we could have taken action on the third day, but we would have suffered many casualties. I participated in the operations near Lele Tepe in Talish in 1993, I was there, and I can say it is better to save 100-150 soldiers’ lives than to hold onto a small piece of land that has no strategic significance.

Ultimately, the former head of the intelligence department, General Karapetyan, who is now an advisor to the Prime Minister, knows well that the first information comes from intelligence officers, and only after that do the Armed Forces act upon it.”

For more details, refer to today's issue of the newspaper.