NKR President, Armenia’s DM Discuss Issues of Army-Building

STEPANAKERT — President of the Nagorno Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan received Defense Minister of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan on Friday.

A number of issues related to army-building and cooperation between the two Armenian states in this sphere were discussed during the meeting, attended by Artsakh’s Defense Minister Movses Hakobyan.

Subsequently, the talk continued in an extended format, with the participation by the Armenian Defense Ministry delegation. A special attention was paid to the food and ware maintenance of the army and to communal construction.

In his remarks, the President underscored the need to give a new quality to the ongoing activities in this direction and to elaborate long-term programs. He pointed that such approach will give renewed impetus to the economic development of the country and the effective utilization of its potential.

Nagorno-Karabakh Republic PM Ara Harutyunyan, Deputy PM Artur Aghabekyan, and several other officials also attended the meeting.