YEREVAN. – The unveiling of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) capital city’s Stepanakert Airport brought forth new militaristic statements by Azerbaijan and Turkey alike, yet they will not go beyond statements, Armenia’s ruling Republican Party MP and National Assembly Standing Committee on Foreign Relations Chairman Artak Zakaryan said during a press conference on Monday. 

In his words, Azerbaijan’s threats were solely verbal and, in the practical sense, that country will take no action. “I don’t think official Baku would be that much myopic to resort to actions against civil aviation, since it is an International Civil Aviation Organization [ICAO] member,” the MP noted.

In addition, as per Zakaryan, making militaristic statements against civil aviation is unacceptable for the international community. “If Baku resorts to actions, sanctions will be imposed upon Azerbaijan,” he stressed.   

As Armenian News-NEWS.am informed earlier, NKR’s Stepanakert Airport has officially been launched.