SEYRAN OHANIAN: EXERCISES SHOWED THAT NKR DEFENCE ARMY IS ABLE TO DEFEND REPUBLIC’S BORDERS

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Apr 19 2006

STEPANAKERT, APRIL 19, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. The
command-headquarters exercises showed that the NKR Defence Army is
able to defend the republic’s borders and to fulfil the tasks set
before it without participation of a third force. NKR Defence Minister
Seyran Ohanian declared this at the April 18 press conference. The
combat training of the reserve forces is also checked during the
exercises. As the Minister mentioned, within 7 hours the forces of the
reserve were able to fulfil the tasks set before them and this “means
that in case of an unprecedented war they can prevent the attack”. RA
Defence Minister Serge Sargsian and Deputy Defence Minister, Head
of the General Headquarters of RA Armed Forces Mikael Haroutiunian
were present at the exercises as observers. The exercises in Nagorno
Karabakh started a week ago. The observation of the final part of
the exercises took place on April 19.