Lieutenant-General Levon Mnatsakanyan, Defense Ministry of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (Artsakh/NKR), Defense Army Commander, on July 12 hosted a group of MPs of Armenia’s Parliament who paid a working visit to the republic, the Artsakh Defense Ministry told Panorama.am.

Welcoming the guests, Mr. Mnatsakanyan touched upon the military operations occurred in April 2016 upon their request, assessing them as a mass offensive launched against the Artsakh Republic by Azerbaijan given the special forces, large quantity of armored units, rocket and artillery systems, modern high-tech military weapons, as well as targeted strikes by the Azerbaijani side.

Afterwards, Levon Mnatsakanyan briefed on the officials the works carried out following the April flare-up, noting that comprehensive analysis has been carried out. Assessing the present-day frontline situation as stable and under control, the top Karabakh military assured that the Defense Army is capable of giving adequate response to Azerbaijan’s provocations and is ready to take offensive actions if needed.

At the end of the meeting, the Defense Army Commander replied to the questions of the Armenian parliamentarians regarding such matters as innovations used in the army, the capacity and efficiency of video surveillance mechanisms and the others.