In 2019, the Defense Army of the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Republic carried out its mission with honor by securing the protection of our country's borders and the right of our people to peacefully create in their homeland. This is stated in the New Year message of Artsakh Defense Minister and Defense Army Commander Karen Abrahamyan.

"Summing up 2019, we can confidently say that the year has been marked by tense and painstaking combat-readiness," the message also reads, in particular. “The upgrading and modernization of the armament and military equipment of the army has continued.

Serious work has been done to improve the social and living conditions of servicemen.

Lawfulness and law and order have been strengthened, and extraordinary accidents have been significantly reduced.

The priority of work in all areas of the army will continue to be the same - to ensure reliable protection of the homeland's borders.

I am confident that 2020 will be a year of new achievements, new successes, new accomplishments.”