YEREVAN. – The military exercises that began in Azerbaijan are a cause for concern to Armenia.

Ambassador Ara Papyan, Modus Vivendi Center Director and political scientist, stated the aforesaid at a press conference on Friday. He noted that this concern stems from the fact that the adversary is unpredictable in its conduct.  

“This is one of the threats,” added Papyan. “We [i.e. the Armenian side] need to assess the military exercises [of Azerbaijan] within the general policy of Azerbaijan: they are attempting to solve the problem [i.e. the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) conflict] by force.” 

At the same time, however, the analyst stressed that no matter how militant Azerbaijan is, it needs to grasp the fact that it will not succeed in case of a direct confrontation.

“Although the parties will have casualties [in such confrontation], Azerbaijan will not be able to have successes, [and] which they understand and realize in Azerbaijan.”