The Armed Forces of Armenia could have struck Azerbaijan’s infrastructures a long time ago, but they never have had and don’t have such a desire. This is what ex-spokesperson of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia Artsrun Hovhannisyan told reporters today.

“This is a new propagandistic statement addressed to the outside world and a false statement being circulated by Azerbaijan. Technically speaking, the Armed Forces of Armenia could have struck the country’s infrastructures a long time ago, but we haven’t had and don’t have such a plan. Let Azerbaijan be rest assured that Armenia is a guarantor of security and can ensure the security of the oil and natural gas pipelines belonging to international companies and passing through Azerbaijan’s territory better than any other country in the region,” he said, adding that the situation on the border last night was relatively calm and that the adversary had violated the ceasefire regime nearly 70 times, mainly with rifles of a small caliber.