STEPANAKERT. – President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan participated in a meeting of the Defense Army’s Military Council convened to sum up the activities of 2013.

In his speech, president Sahakyan touched upon the process of army building, emphasized the achievements and existing problems.

Bako Sahakyan noted that the army building has been and will remain among the key directions of the state building.

Taking about the current situation in the borderline with Azerbaijan, President Sahakyan noted that Baku continued its policy of grossly violating the ceasefire regime, threatening Artsakh and Armenia, breaking fundamental norms and principles of the international law.

He said it is necessary to be vigilant, to keep the initiative in our hands, at the same time not yielding to provocations.

President instructed defense minister and the supreme command staff of the army to find solutions to the existing problems.