HEAD OF GENERAL HEADQUARTERS OF RA ARMED FORCES SHARES HIS IMPRESSIONS
FROM COMMAND-HEADQUARTERS EXERCISES OF NKR DEFENCE ARMY WITH NKR
PRESIDENT

STEPANAKERT, APRIL 14, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. On April 13, NKR
President Arkadi Ghukasian received RA Deputy Defence Minister, Head
of the General Headquarters of RA Armed Forces, Colonel-General Mikael
Haroutiunian who took part in the program army command-headquarters
exercises of NKR Defence Army as an observer. Sharing his impressions
from the preparatory stage and course of the exercises with Arkadi
Ghukasian, M.Haroutiunian said that what he saw is impressive but the
final estimation will be clear after summing up the results of the
exercises. Among other issues the interlocutors touched upon the
recent facts of violation of the cease-fire regime. Both sides
mentioned that such incidents hamper establishment of mutual
confidence between the parties. As Noyan Tapan was informed by the
Acting Spokesperson for NKR President, NKR Defence Minister,
Lieutenant-General Seyran Ohanian was also present at the meeting.