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The press secretary of the Ministry of Defense commented on the statement of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff
Press Secretary of the Minister of Defense of Armenia Aram Torosyan, in response to Armenpress's question, clarified the statement of Arakel Martikian, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia, that the Armed Forces has an order to restore the territorial integrity of Armenia and is obliged to fulfill the demand of his superiors.
Question - What was Arakel Martikian, the deputy head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, referring to when he said during the press conference that the Armed Forces has an order to restore the territorial integrity of Armenia and is obliged to carry out the demands of his superiors?
Answer - The Deputy Chief of the General Staff gave the general description of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia's primary mission: to protect Armenia's sovereign territory from external threats. There is nothing unusual or new in that wording.
Question - In other words, did the given wording not hint at any action?
Answer - There is no need to look for any hint or hidden subtext. Arakel Martikian, the head of the General Staff, spoke about the primary mission of the armed forces, the defense of the sovereign territory of Armenia. At the moment, all the diplomatic tools are in place to withdraw the Azerbaijani units from the sovereign territory of the Republic of Armenia.
