As head of a military structure I am responsible for the realization of military issues. If you want to have everlasting peace, you must be ready for war. We must be ready to face any provocation. The military problems of Karabakh were solved before 1994. The Nagorno Karabakh Republic which de facto exists today testifies to it.

The authorities are those who are clever, strong and smart, but if the process gets out of control of the commanders, it becomes something negative.

Nagorno Karabakh has de facto decided its case, however it should have been fixed during talks.

Yes, I have received an offer to be appointed as chief of the Armenian army's General Staff and have already accepted it.

Now days battles are just sort of a 'You shoot up my town and I'll shoot up yours.' They say that Americans don't play fair. They shoot 'em up all the time. I …

This war is not necessary; we are truly sleepwalking through history.

I'd like to get rid of landmines. I did participate in getting rid of laser blinding weapons. And I was part of the team that put together the agreement that g…