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Artsakh president: State to stay focused on army building problems
Asrtakh Republic President Bako Sahakyan took part on Thursday, 24 January, in the meeting of the Defense Army's Military Council summing up the results of 2018 and the 2019 action plan in Stepanakert, the presidential office said.
In his speech the Artsakh leader touched upon activities carried out in the army building sphere, giving instructions towards proper implementation of the tasks set for 2019.
President Sahakyan assessed the works implemented in 2018 as satisfactory, underlining that the Defense Army had reliably carried out its mission of protecting the country and the people, keeping the borders of the state impregnable and making an important contribution in maintaining stability and peace in the region.
Focusing on the 2019 plans the president stressed that daily hard and systematic work will be required for their efficient realization and expressed conviction that the Defense Army and all its divisions, as always, will do everything possible for the proper implementation of the set tasks.
"The state, in its turn, will further on pay special attention to the problems of army building, consistent increase of the combat readiness of our Armed Forces, settlement of social and daily problems of the servicemen," Sahakyan said in his speech.
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