The Acting Minister of Defense of Armenia, Davit Tonoyan, has issued a congratulatory message on the coming New Year, to the servicemen and servicewomen of the Armenian Armed Forces.

“The year 2018 became phenomenal in the public and political life of our country,” the message reads, in particular. “A new system of governance, a new military and political leadership of the country, but our task is the same: To ensure the peace of Armenia and Artsakh [Nagorno-Karabakh], with a high[-level] readiness.

“Any reality taking place in the country, in reality, is secondary, third to the tasks of ensuring security, [and] at whose center is our modern army.”