Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Minister Agrees To Become Chief Of General

NAGORNO-KARABAKH DEFENSE MINISTER AGREES TO BECOME CHIEF OF GENERAL STAFF OF ARMENIA

Arminfo Agency
2007-05-02 17:15:00

The commander of the Defense Army of Nagorno-Karabakh, NK Defense
Minister Lieut. Gen. Seyran Ohanyan says that he has been appointed
as Chief of the General Staff of Armenia.

During a press-conference in Stepanakert Ohanyan said that now they
are considering the candidacy of new NK Defense Minister. "There are
many worthy people who can take up this post."

Ohanyan will replace Mikayel Haroutyunyan who has been appointed as
Defense Minister of Armenia.

Seyran Ohanyan was born in Shushi in 1962. In 1988 he served in the
armed forces in the German Democratic Republic. In 1992 he joined the
Nagorno-Karabakh army. In Sept 1992 he was seriously wounded. In Feb
1993 he was appointed as the chief of the Nagorno-Karabakh Defense
Army and in Oct 1994-Oct 1998 he was the first deputy commander of
the NO Defense Army. On Aug 2 1999 he was appointed as NK Defense
Minister. He is Hero of Artsakh.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS