Artsakh President lauds "reliable" armyJanuary 24, 2019 - 13:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) President Bako Sahakyan said on Thursday, January 24 that the Defense Army reliably carried out its mission of protecting the country and the people in 2018. Sahakyan on Thursday participated in the meeting of the Defense Army's Military Council summing up the results of 2018 and the action plan for 2019. In his speech, Sahakyan weighed in on activities carried out in the army building sphere, giving instructions towards the proper implementation of tasks set for the year 2019. The Artsakh leader assessed the work implemented in 2018 as satisfactory, stressing that the Defense Army had reliably carried out its mission of protecting the country and the people, "keeping the borders of the state impregnable, making an important contribution in maintaining stability and peace in the region." Focusing on the 2019 plans, the President stressed that "daily and systematic work would be required for their efficient realization and expressed conviction that the Defense Army and all its divisions, as always, would do everything possible for the proper implementation of the set tasks." "The state, in turn, will further pay special attention to the problems of army building, consistent increase of the combat readiness of our Armed Forces, solution of social and living problems of the servicemen," said Sahakyan. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. |