Andranik Kocharyan: "We said a lot, now we are going to Baku for tea, we said we have the most combat-ready army in the world."

In the 1990s, we suffered numerous losses on the Goris-Kapan road, all enemy positions were eliminated, but today we face a different reality and must move forward considering that reality. This was stated today by Andranik Kocharyan, the head of the National Assembly’s Defense and Security Committee, during a conversation with journalists.

“If we do not learn lessons from our defeat and do not shape our agenda in such a way that we can safely pass through that road, we will naturally continue to speak about these dangers without learning any lessons. In the 1990s, the fiercest battles began precisely on that road; the ceasefire regime was established in 1994 by resolving the issues related to that road,” Kocharyan said.

As for why the authorities do not consider Shushi and Hadrut to be occupied and what should be done to regain the occupied territories, the deputy responded: “We must be prepared that if we have any opportunity, our country will perfectly address security issues. You are asking such questions now as if we should already take Baku. We have told our people many times that we are going to Baku for tea; we have said a lot that we have the most combat-ready army in the world. We did everything to make our army the most combat-ready,” Kocharyan added.