(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Qabil Ashirov read more Massing the artillery units on the conventional border with
Azerbaijan near the Lachin border checkpoint by Armenia caused
another big concerns. Recalling the Armenian provocation that led
to the 44-day war in 2020, many asked questions about whether the
new war is about to start.
Certainly, Armenia is not as strong as it was before the war. It
is well-known that Azerbaijan routed the Armenian army and it will
take several years for them to regain their strength. Despite all
this, Armenia's new relations with India regarding the purchase of
weapons have also created a number of additional questions.
However, it is still interesting, being Armenia's oddly specific
partner in this region, how better can India play the role of
military support for it at the same time?
Speaking to AZERNEWS , the military expert Ramil
Mammadli noted that Armenia has tried to strength its military
positions from the Goyche Lake to Zengilan since the end of the
44-day war. They aim to get upper hand in any possible future
confrontations.
“After the end of the war in November 2020, Armenia began to
implement new engineering fortification works in the places where
it retreated, more precisely in the positions where it stands in
front of the Azerbaijani army positions. In particular, engineering
fortifications were built in the conventional border region
starting from Goycha Lake, to Zengilan, and this process continues
today, as well. Armenia is busy strengthening its positions in the
direction of Lachin and Kalbajar. New military units were built in
those directions. On the part of Armenia, these military units aim
to carry out combat operations of various purposes. According to
the received information, it also includes increasing the number of
artillery units. Of course, Armenia is trying to strengthen itself
for getting more advantageous certain strategic and tactical
positions at the first possible opportunity,” the expert said.
As for the provocations by Armenia, Mammadli recalled previous
provocations and noted that Armenia continuesly commits
provocations. Taking into account previous provocations and massing
artillery units on the border, he said that shooting out is
expected, but not big provocations or military confrontations like
the one during the 44-day war is out of question.
“We saw it several times last year, and we witnessed the
operational provocations of Armenians in the direction of Kalbajar
on September 12 last year. Of course, if Armenia strengthens its
positions in those directions, then it is expected that there will
be some medium confrontations and provocations. As for the
large-scale operations such as the 44-day war that took place in
2020, this does not reflect reality. Local, minor conflicts are
expected,” the military expert added.
He also shed some light on Armenia's strategy of arming itself,
and said that it is not so alarming. He pointed out that previously
Armenia purchased weapons from Russia, and due to the
Ukraine-Russia war Moscow has suspended selling weapons. Therefore,
Armenia buys weapons from India.
However, the expert also did not rule out that, Armenia's
attempt to strengthen its militarily, which is only for increasing
military pressure on Azerbaijan. However, its realization is not so
convincing. That is, Armenia has not yet been able to achieve any
successful results in this direction and will not be able to
achieve them in the future.
Ramil Mammadli added that Armenia knows that it will not be able
to fight with Azerbaijan, but it is bluffing to provoke Azerbaijan.
This is also intended to portray Azerbaijan as an aggressor against
European representatives.