YEREVAN. – When declarations were made about the possibility of launching asymmetric strikes against Azerbaijan from the Armenian side, the military and political leadership of Turkey and Azerbaijan turned the safety of oil and gas pipelines into a subject of topical agenda, according to Zhoghovurd newspaper.

“The defense ministers of Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan discussed the matter of combining the forces of the three countries to solve this problem. 

“In this connection, Turkey’s defense minister İsmet Yılmaz said: ‘The ministers of the three countries (…) have reached agreement in this regard.’

“Baku is seriously concerned by the Armenian side’s threats about hitting these key objects, in the event of a war.

“Such declarations, especially in the current economic crisis, will also seriously undermine the future plans of Azerbaijan. 

“[But] the Azerbaijani side’s demeanor after the four-day war in April yet again showed that this country understands no other—diplomatic or humanitarian—language but the language of force,” Zhoghovurd wrote.