The present situation in the line of contact between Nagorno-Karabakh and Azerbaijani armed forces can be labeled as warlike, nothing more, Commander of the NKR Defense Army Movses Hakobyan said.

Speaking at the Pan-Armenian forum of journalists “Challenges of the 21st Century: Information Security and Armenian Journalism”, he noted that the Azerbaijani side is not committed to any provision of the ceasefire agreement.

The present situation arouses concerns, but it is not critical as is fully under control. “Peace in the region is mainly maintained due to NKR Defense Army’s combat readiness. The Defense Armey compelled Azerbaijan to sign a ceasefire agreement in 1994,”he said.  

“Presently strength of the Karabakh army and armament quantity four times exceeds the 1994 indicators and it is ready to efficiently fulfill its tasks,” Hakobyan stressed.