Reuters: Azerbaijan threatens a new war: Serzh Sargsyan

Armenian President Serzh Sarksyan accused Azerbaijan of causing a new threat of war, Reuters writes.
Azerbaijan is accumulating a "horrendous quantity" of arms in preparation for a resumption of fighting, Sargsyan, told Reuters in an interview with Reuters. He said Armenia wanted a negotiated settlement to the conflict and that he would spare no effort to achieve it.
"Now even in the condition of ceasefire, Azerbaijan threatens us with a new war," said Sargsyan.
Sporadic fighting has intensified on what is known as the line of conflict around Nagorno-Karabakh, highlighting the risk of a war in a region where Turkey, Russia and Iran all have interests.
"When I say that there is hatred towards Armenians, a general xenophobia in Azerbaijan; when I say there is a dangerous accumulation of armaments in Azerbaijan; when I say Azerbaijan is getting prepared for resuming military hostilities and settling the conflict by military means, that doesn't mean at all that there is no need to continue with negotiations," emphasized Sargsyan.
Reuters points out the fact that the tension between the two countries has risen since Hungary sent home to Azerbaijan an Azeri officer convicted of killing an Armenian officer, after which Ilham Aliyev granted amnesty to the murderer, giving him the title of hero.
Azerbaijan says Aliyev acted in line with the law and rejected international criticism over the affair.
As Reuters reports, flush with oil wealth, Baku has increased military spending in recent years but denies accusations that it is the aggressor in the conflict over Nagorno-Karabakh, whose breakaway from Azerbaijan as the Soviet Union fell apart has not been recognized internationally.