The Armenian military will respond "disproportionately" if Azerbaijan acts on its threats to end the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict by force, President Serzh Sarkisian said in a newspaper interview published on Friday.
Speaking to "The Wall Street Journal," Sarkisian said Baku is waiting for "an opportune moment" to try to forcibly win back Karabakh and Armenian-controlled territories surrounding the disputed enclave.
"The resumption of military hostilities will harm Nagorno-Karabakh, will harm Armenia, but first and foremost it will immensely harm Azerbaijan … We won’t stand aside when the population of Nagorno-Karabakh is going to be destroyed," he warned.
Sarkisian, who commanded Karabakh Armenian forces during their 1991-1994 war with Azerbaijan, said the Armenian side will strike hard only if it is attacked by the Azerbaijani army. He did not elaborate on the "disproportionate" Armenian response.
Armenian News
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