Azeri escalation on the line of contact is the former’s wish to test the readiness of its armed forces in the event of renewal of hostilities, the Karabakh Defense Army Commander said.
“From the political perspective, Baku is trying to show its intolerance to the status quo in the region to the global community, thus pressuring the international mediators engaged in the peaceful settlement of the conflict,” Lieutenant-General Levon Mnatsakanyan told Noyan Tapan news agency.
According to the Commander, Baku also seeks to satisfy the domestic audiences’ interest as well as exert psychological influence on the Armenian side.
Commenting on Azerbaijani claims of being “superbly” armed, Mnatsakanyan said Baku is often prone to exaggeration.
“The Armenian side, on the contrary, focuses not just on the quantitative indicators, but the quality specifications in particular,” the official noted.
According to him, the Defense Army has the technical and psychological capabilities to confidently confront the Azerbaijani army.