The representative of the specific subdivision of the army decides to fire or not to fire, not the General Staff of the army, not to mention the Commander-in-Chief. This is what third President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan told reporters today after a reporter told him that there is a video posted on the Internet which was allegedly shot on the night of April 1 and shows the advancement of the Azerbaijani army in the sector of the border of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) and Armenian soldiers waiting to know if they should shoot or not, and they are told not to shoot.

“I have no doubt that the order was the right order. What does it mean to fire? It means to let the adversary approach and reach the most appropriate place for striking so that you can destroy the adversary by firing. What is strange about a commander telling soldiers not to fire. It is the main function of a commander. Know that discipline lies at the core of everything during a war and in the army. I am certain that it was in that area of the military posts that the adversary suffered great casualties, and it was thanks to the commander’s patience. There is nothing strange,” he said.