YEREVAN. – The Armenian armed forces have a great advantage over the adversary; we defend our home, our land. 
The defense minister’s former press secretary Seyran Shahsuvaryan noted the aforementioned at a press conference on Monday.

“There are times when a soldier goes to the army without wanting. [But] everything changes [when] he arrives in the frontline; you realize that you are defending the homeland; this does not exist among the Azerbaijanis,” Shahsuvaryan stressed.   

In the meantime, however, he agreed that the Armenian propaganda is not as effective as the Azerbaijani propaganda.
“Azerbaijan spends huge amounts on the propaganda machine; the petro dollars [of Azerbaijan] have a great importance. And although Armenia does not have them, we achieve great goals through small means.

“At the same time, the moral and psychological state [of ours] is higher,” the Armenian defense minister’s former spokesperson said.

Shahsuvaryan also noted that owing to modern-day technologies, the equipment of the Armenian military is no longer a secret.

“Especially since we ourselves have demonstrated the equipment during [military] parades, on numerous occasions,” he noted adding that international military experts, including Turkish, visit Armenia.

“[And] youth come from Russia and faraway countries especially to serve in [the army of] Armenia,” he stated, in particular.    

Seyran Shahsuvaryan also stressed that the memories of the Karabakh War ought to be still alive among the Azerbaijanis.

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