Azerbaijani soldiers today fired on an Armenian army vehicle along the eastern border, this according to the Armenian Defense Ministry.
Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan, in a statement marking today’s 31st anniversary of the declaration of the Republic of Artsakh, declared that Artsakh must continue the path to independence despite the disastrous defeat of Armenian military force
Armenia will allocate 52.3 million drams (US$129,000) to cover the college tuition fees of 221 soldiers recently demobilized.
Armenian Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan, in remarks made today congratulating graduates of the Vazgen Sargsyan Military University, said the country can and must establish an army capable of fulfilling its mission.
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke by telephone yesterday and discussed South Caucasus security and stability issues and the Nagorno Karabakh conflict.
31 years ago on this day, the joint session of deputies of all levels of the Nagorno Karabakh Autonomous Region and Shahumyan region decided to adopt the declaration of independence of Nagorno Karabakh by exercising their right to self-determination.
Today marks our most important state holiday, the embodiment of a crucial step in the realization of the national dream.