The Artsakh Defense Army thinks the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry has made a "silly" statement when saying that Azerbaijan is ready to start military operations 'at any moment'. When asked to comment on the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry's statement, NKR Defense Ministry Spokesman Senor Hasratyan said that he had no desire to comment on that "silly" statement. The Armenian Defense Ministry has also failed to give any comment to ArmInfo.
To note, in the light of the Armenian media reports about the planned offensive of the Azerbaijani army on May 8-9, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry press service said that the Azerbaijani Armed Forces "may at any time launch an offensive to restore the country's territorial integrity" until Armenia "fulfills the requirements of the UN Security Council resolutions on the liberation of the occupied territories". Turan quotes the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan as saying: "The offensive of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces will be inevitable if the criminal regime of Armenia does not fulfill the UN Security Council resolution on the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of the Armenian armed units from the occupied territories of Azerbaijan. Armenians every day, every hour, every moment should expect the liberation of our lands and the full territorial integrity of our country. If Armenians do not want to die, or to live in anxiety and fear, waiting for death, they have to leave the Azerbaijani lands."