We were prepared for matters of another nature, during the war in April.
The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR/Artsakh) Minister of Defense and Defense Army Commander, Levon Mnatsakanyan, noted the abovementioned during an interview in an Armenian TV program.
“Being a subject of international policy, also a conflicting party, supporting a pacific resolution of the [Karabakh] issue, [and] considering the reality that the NKR Defense Army carried out the tasks that were set before it [during the four-day war which Azerbaijan had unleashed against Artsakh, in early April], we gave our consent to the establishment of this [post-April-war] ceasefire,” added Mnatsakanyan. “[But] if needed, we will re-establish all [of our lost military] positions; we have this capability.
“We follow what weapons the Azerbaijan armed forces are acquiring (…). Accordingly, we are taking measures, carrying out certain changes in the readiness of the troops.
“As the [NKR] Defense Army commander, I am called to defend those liberated territories that have been obtained at the expense of the blood of the hundreds of our freedom fighters, hundreds of friends. The [NKR Defense Army] officers, all military servicemen stand ready to defend the security of their homeland (…). We will do everything to protect our borders. [And] if needed,
we will force the adversary to recognize Nagorno-Karabakh’s independence.”