YEREVAN. - No concessions should be made to Azerbaijan, former Deputy FM of Armenia, Ambassador Arman Navasardyan told journalists Friday.

According to him, the statement of Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan made during his recent official visit to France turned out to be absolutely correct in the current situation, the tough statement of Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan becoming a wake-up call for Baku. In Navasardyan's words, it was necessary to act like this long ago. ''Why did we then put our signature under the Madrid Principles? This mistake should be corrected at least now, since nothing should be given to Azerbaijan,'' Navasardyan stressed.

Earlier, in an interview with AFP, President Sarsgyan said the following: "Public opinion in Armenia is that the resumption of hostilities is a matter of time -- maybe weeks or months -- and the commander-in-chief and defence minister must be prepared that a war could start tomorrow. I don't think a fresh war is an immediate threat, but nothing is ruled out when one deals with an unpredictable neighbour.''