Yerevan/Mediamax/. 45 thousand military servicemen took part in the strategic command and staff exercises held across Armenia on October 1-13, Head of the Operative Department of the General Headquarters of the Armenian Armed Forces, Major-General Artak Davtyan said this today.
He said that the subdivisions of the NKR Defense Army also took part in the exercises. In particular, interaction between the forces of anti-aircraft defense of the two republics taking into account the quantitative growth of the rival's aviation has been organized.
The Head of the Combat Training of the General Headquarters, Major General Ishkhan Matevosyan said that “no preparatory works on military confrontation on the rival's part are currently observed”. He added that the bellicose statements of the rival are meant for “domestic consumption”.
Spokesman for the Defense Minister Artsrun Hovhannisyan noted that the CSTO exercises held in Armenia and the strategic command and staff exercises of the Armenian Armed Forces aren't related to the possible restart of military actions.
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