The Artsakh’s military has commenced command-staff exercises on June 17, the country’s defense ministry reported. It said the drills have been initiated “in accordance with the 2019 training plan of the Artsakh Armed Forces”.
Mayor of the French city of Bourg-lès-Valence Marlène Mourier announced that she is going to appeal the decision of the administrative court on cancelling the friendship declaration signed with Mayor of Shushi of Artsakh Artsvik Sargsyan in October 2014.
Deputy Commander of Artsakh’s Defense Army Major General Vardan Balayan has retired.
Mayor of the French city of Arnouville Pascal Doll announced his plan to appeal the French court’s decision to cancel the Declaration of Friendship signed between Arnouville and Shekher town of Artsakh.
Over the past couple of months, the rhetoric about the Artsakh issue, particularly the rhetoric of Armenia’s pro-government personalities and media outlets has sharply changed, and this unequivocally sparks serious concerns. They regularly make calls and accusatory statements that will lead to a deadlock.
President of the Republic of Artsakh Bako Sahakyan signed a decree according to which soldier Artyom Khachatryan has been posthumously awarded with Combat Service Medal for the courage shown during the defense of the state border of the Republic.
The defense ministry of Artsakh shares the grief of the loss and extends condolences to the family, relatives and co-servicemen of the soldier.
The situation at the border with Azerbaijan on June 13th and yesterday is relatively stable, Armenian Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan told reporters in parliament today when asked to brief on the situation both at the Artsakh-Azerbaijan LoC and the Armenian-Azerbaijan border.
Not only does the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Artsakh deny the reports, but it also informs that during June 11 and overnight June 12 it was the Azerbaijani side that employed in a number of directions of the Line of Contact various caliber long range and sniper weapons, as well as HAN 17 grenade launchers (5 shells).
According to another decision approved by the President, Vladik Khachatryan has been appointed director of the State Service of Emergency Situations.
