President says Karabakh regularly boosts army combat capabilitiesJanuary 23, 2018 - 17:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh) president Bako Sahakyan said on Monday, January 23 that the country must do everything to always increase the combat capabilities of the Defense Army. Sahakyan was addressing the meeting of the Defense Army's Military Council which summed up the results of 2017 and the 2018 action plan. In his speech, the president spoke about the large-scale army-building activities carried out in 2017, gave instructions for the proper realization of the projects scheduled for the year 2018. Sahakyan evaluated the work done in the field in 2017 as satisfactory overall, noting that their results were visible. Sahakyan underlined that the tasks were important and would require coordinated work from all the command levels. “I am confident that our army will as always be able to efficiently solve all the set tasks," the president said. "The country will in turn continue to keep the army building sector in the spotlight, sparing no effort to maintain the efficiency of the armed forces and solve social issues of the servicemen”. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |