The President of Azerbaijan can say whatever he wants, but those statements have nothing to do with reality. Major General Edward Asryan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, said this during a briefing with journalists, referring to the 17 August statement of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev on the claims on the Black Lake of Syunik region and other territories of Armenia..

“It is a distorted story, information that is not a basis for us. His statements raise our vigilance. We are ready to repel any provocative action organized by him in our positions, within our borders, under his political statement,” the Deputy Chief of General Staff stressed.

Edward Asryan took part in the closed discussion with the representatives of the factions in the National Assembly, which was dedicated to the operative-tactical situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border.