December 12, 2009 - 12:42 AMT
RA, NKR armed forces can rebuff any attack
Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesman Eldar Sabiroglu's statement that Armenia lacks human resources to staff the army is untrue, Armenian Defense Ministry said.

The Ministry also refuted reports that the Armenian side suffered twice as many losses as the Azerbaijani. "The Azeri Defense Ministry makes conclusions without publishing the list of those killed and wounded," it said.

"It's also notable that Sabiroglu's statement was published in Russian only and the repetition of Ilham Aliyev's November 17 remarks… The Defense Ministry of the Republic of Armenia states that the armed forces of the RA and NKR are highly qualified and can rebuff any attack," the RA Defense Ministry said.