The achievements and successes of the Artsakh Republic Defense Army in 2019 can be assessed satisfactory, but we have a lot of work in all directions. Defense Army Commander Karen Abrahamyan said this, summing up the Army year.
According to him, the important achievement of 2019 is the effective protection of the state border of Artsakh.
Abrahamyan noted that a great deal of work has been done in combat duty. "During the year, living conditions have improved in a number of military units," he said, in particular.
In addition, according to the commander of the Defense Army, a number of shelters and bunkers were built during the year. "In the communications system we have achieved the indicators that ensure that our command is fully capable of commanding combat duty," he added. “The strength of the army has increased to a few degrees; it has developed in all types of military (…). The air defense system has had a qualitative development over the year."
He stated that the moral and psychological state of all the army personnel was stable, and they were ready to carry out their combat task.
As for the ceasefire, the Artsakh Defense Army commander said: “In 2019, we have a significant decrease in the number of ceasefire regime violations, which is also due to the political factor. In this context, I will outline our work in the field of cooperation with the [OSCE] Minsk Group Co-Chairs. In this respect, the meetings and the conduct of the Minsk Group monitoring were unprecedented in 2019. I would like to mention those agreements reached at the meetings of the leadership of Armenia and Azerbaijan."