At the same time he stated: "Before Khojali, the Azerbaijanis thought that they were joking with us, they thought that the Armenians were people who could not raise their hand against the civilian population.
Samas kinnitas ta: "Enne Xocalıd arvasid aserbaidžaanlased, et meiega võib nalja heita, nad arvasid, et armeenlased on rahvas, kes ei suuda tõsta kätt tsiviilelanike vastu.