The defense ministry of the Republic of Artsakh urges public-political organizations to refrain from actions not envisaged by law on involving the Army into the political developments, the ministry said in a statement.
President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan visited the Defense Ministry on February 26, the Presidential Office stated.
President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan has appointed Major General Jalal Harutyunyan to serve as the country’s new Minister of Defense and Commander of the Defense Army.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and President of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan held a joint session of the Security Councils of the two Armenian republics in Stepanakert.
On behalf of the Artsakh Republic authorities and myself personally I extend my most heartfelt congratulations on the Artsakh Revival Day.
The possibility of the bilateral meeting of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham in Munich is being considered. The meeting may take place before the panel discussion on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict on the margins of the Munich Security Conference, Armenpress correspondent reports from Munich.
Defense Minister of Artsakh, Defense Army Commander, Lieutenant-General Karen Abrahamyan today held a consultation with the participation of the members of the army’s Military Council and heads of military-law enforcement bodies.
Today at around 7 p.m. contractual serviceman of the Defense Army of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic) Hayk Asryan (born in 1997) received a fatal firearm injury in unknown circumstances in the maintenance station of one of the military units of the Defense Army stationed in the eastern direction, as reported the news service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh.
Armenian foreign ministry spokesperson Anna Naghdalyan commented on the question relating to the recent early parliamentary elections held in Azerbaijan.
Armenian defense ministry spokesperson Artsrun Hovhannisyan informed on Facebook that one more soldier, Tigran Mkhoyan, has also been killed.
