Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, accompanied by members of the Supreme Spiritual Council—the highest executive body of the Armenian Apostolic Church—, on Tuesday visited a military unit of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR/Artsakh) Defense Army.

The NKR Minister of Defense and Defense Army Commander, Levon Mnatsakanyan, met and welcomed the Catholicos of All Armenians and the Supreme Spiritual Council members, at the unit.

Karekin II met with the commanders and soldiers of this military unit.

The Catholicos of All Armenians also extended his patriarchal blessings to the standing army troops.

Subsequently, Karekin II and the Supreme Spiritual Council members spoke with the servicemen of this military unit.