STEPANAKERT. – President of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR, or Artsakh), Bako Sahakyan, on Friday attended the meeting of the NKR Defense Army Military Council,

The results of 2015 were summed up and the 2016 action plan was discussed during the event, reported the Central Information Department of the Office of the NKR President.

In his remarks, the President touched upon the process of army-building, and outlined the accomplishments and the challenges.

He said the activities carried out in 2015 were satisfactory.

Sahakyan noted that the geopolitical situation in the region and the world is complicated and tense, and this generated new strategic tasks.

The President highlighted that the NKR Defense Army has always been and will remain the most important guarantor of the independence, security and natural development of the Artsakh Republic, fulfilling its high mission with the utmost responsibility under any condition.  

In addition, Bako Sahakyan gave specific instructions to the NKR defense minister and the supreme command unit of the Defense Army, towards properly addressing the challenges of the Armed Forces.

Minister of Defense of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia Yuri Khachaturov, and several other officials also participated in the consultation.