In cooperating with its partner, Armenia is not provoking hostility to some of its neighbors it has problems with, Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan stated at his Jan. 25 meeting with the military attaches accredited to Armenia. Armenia has no intention to disturb the partner-nations` balanced policy in the region.

The press service of the Armenian defense office informed Armenian News-NEWS.am that Minister Ohanyan informed the attaches of the defense office`s priority tasks approved by the Armenian Government, Armenia`s defense policy and defense reforms.

Commenting on the Azerbaijan leadership`s warlike statements on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Minister Ohanyan said: "Azerbaijan is threatening by saying: `Resolve the problem as soon as you can or we are making war.` We have a different view of the problem. Let us call for a peaceful settlement of the conflict. You got acquainted with the commanders of our armed forces yesterday - they will not get frightened or step back," Ohanyan said.