STEPANAKERT. – Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR), or Artsakh, President Bako Sahakyan on Friday attended the presentation of valuable gifts to the commanders of the military divisions and units, and the staff of the fourth defense area of the NKR Defense Army.

In his remarks, the President noted that Karabakh’s army is the pride of the Armenians around the world because it protects not solely the borders of Artsakh, but also the dignified future of the Armenian people, informs the Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President.

Sahakyan stressed that raising the combat-readiness of the Defense Army and its technical modernization will remain among the key priorities of Artsakh’s state-building process.

Bako Sahakyan congratulated the military servicemen on the New Year and Christmas holidays, and wished them a safe service, strength,  energy, good health, and all the best.

Primate of the Artsakh Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church Archbishop Pargev Martirosyan, NKR Defense Minister Movses Hakobyan, Armenian Control Chamber Chairman Ishkhan Zakaryan, and several other officials also participated at the event.