President of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Arayik Harutyunyan today convened a consultation over security issues with the heads of parliamentary factions, the Secretary of the Security Council and the chiefs of power structures, as reported the Staff of the President of Artsakh.

The head of state stated that even though large-scale activities were carried out to ensure people’s security after the end of the war unleashed against Artsakh in 2020, the fact that people have died and been wounded due to the provocations of Azerbaijan (targeted gunshots) over the past month compel us to apply new methods of defense. President Harutyunyan emphasized that steps will be taken under the principle of cooperation with the Russian peacekeeping contingent deployed in Artsakh.

Representatives of the political forces made recommendations regarding the situation.