We live in a rather difficult region, and I’m just convinced that in this region either you have to be a factor, or the British say good things: if you’re not at the table, then you’re on the menu. This was stated by the second President of Armenia Robert Kocharyan at a meeting with students and teachers of the Armenian University.:
“To be a factor, we must have a combat-ready army. To have a combat-ready army, we must also have military and political allies, we are not China or Russia. These issues need to be resolved very quickly. If we don’t restore this, we will be on the menu in this region. And every unstable situation in this region will create great risks for us, very great risks, and the temptation to take Syunik for Azerbaijan will be very great.
And there is a danger in this. Both in relation to Syunik and in relation to a part of Sevan. We want this. During the elections of the 21st, I was asked a lot, but how many years does it take to rebuild the army? I say 3-5 years, it’s been 4. I don’t see anything being done. When they tell me that they are delivering artillery or some kind of rocket from India, I have a question, how then can I provide this with ammunition?
