Nagorno-Karabagh: Military Balance Between Armenia & Azerbaijan

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We will supply never-had-before modern weapons to army – Armenia PM (PHOTOS)

December 30, 2013 | 12:34

YEREVAN. – In 2014, we will supply modern weapons, which we have not yet had, to the army.

Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan stated the aforesaid Monday during his visit to an MOD military unit, on the occasion of the forthcoming New Year and Armenian Christmas holidays.

Sargsyan congratulated the Armenian military servicemen on the coming holidays and thanked them for their dedicated service.

“Today, all members of the Government of Armenia are at the military units to congratulate the Armenian soldier because you are the guarantee of our security, safe life. I hope that your [military] service be safe.

“The year 2013 was a year of hard and strenuous work. This year we have seen to it that the weaponry [supplied to the army] be modern and so that the degree of professionalism of our soldier may rise.

“The year 2013 was successful for numerous domains of [Armenia’s] economy. [But] we also had shortcomings and failures.

“[But] the capabilities that are formed in Armenia give hope that the year 2014 will be a year of new accomplishments [for Armenia],” PM Sargsyan said, in particular.

http://news.am/eng/news/187825.html

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Karabakh Armenian Army Details 2013 Buildup

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Nagorno-Karabakh’s Armenia-backed armed forces received 33 battle tanks and over 110 trucks and other vehicles in 2013 as part of an ongoing military buildup, according to their commander, General Movses Hakobian.

Hakobian announced the acquisitions during a yearend news conference in Stepanakert. He said they gave a further boost to the combat readiness of his troops deployed along the Armenian-Azerbaijani “line of contact” north and east of Karabakh.

Hakobian already said in July that the Karabakh Defense Army has been supplied with large quantities of heavy weapons and ammunition in the last two years. The arms supplies have been so extensive that the army has difficulty storing them and plans to build a new arms depot for that purpose, he said. The general declined to specify the types of new weaponry delivered to it.

The Karabakh Armenians are known to have created a new tank brigade in 2012. Such armored detachments typically consist of about 100 tanks.

Visiting Karabakh in late August, Armenia’s Prime Minister Tigran Sarkisian likewise claimed a dramatic rise in Armenian arms acquisitions. “In the last three years we have acquired as much weaponry as we did in the previous 20 years,” he said.

Sarkisian gave few details of those acquisitions. He said only, in an apparent reference to Russia, that “strategic partners” are helping Armenia to stay in the arms race with oil-rich Azerbaijan within the framework of the Collective Security Treaty Organization.

Over the past decade, Azerbaijan has spent billions of dollars in oil revenue on a massive military buildup which its leaders claim will eventually help to end Armenian control over Karabakh and surrounding lands. Baku reportedly began receiving this summer around 100 tanks as well as many other Russian-made offensive weapons worth a combined $1 billion in accordance defense contracts signed with Russia.

http://www.azatutyun.am/content/article/25216940.html

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Finally we get some verification.

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Armenian journalists visited motorized rifle regiment of the Armenian Army

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The President of Armenia, Commander-in-Chief Serzh Sargsyan today, on the eve of the New Year and Christmas holidays visited defense positions of our country.

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The President of Armenia, Commander-in-Chief Serzh Sargsyan today, on the eve of the New Year and Christmas holidays visited defense positions of our country.

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On the occasion of New Year and Holly Christmas, the President of Armenia visited one of the border defense units of Armenia

31.12.2013

Today, the President of the Republic of Armenia, Commander-in-Chief Serzh Sargsyan, accompanied by Catholicos of All Armenians, His Holiness Garegin II, Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanian and the writer, public figure Zori Balayan on the occasion of New Year and Holly Christmas visited one of the defense units at the north-eastern section of the border.

The President met with the troops and commanders located at the combat positions, toured the defense position, familiarized with the service and living conditions of the troops.

The President handed presents to a group of officers and soldiers who have manifested dedication and candor during their service. At a festive table, Serzh Sargsyan conversed with the troops, congratulated all servicemen of the Armenian Army with the upcoming holidays, wished them all the best and thanked for their committed service.

Underscoring that ensuring security and territorial integrity is the primary task for all states, all authorities, the President noted that our soldiers, who protect our borders, fulfill that mission with excellence: in the passing year, they performed splendidly in protecting our borders and ensured security of our people. “You are the pillar of our nation. The nation starts with you, rely on you and moves forward. I know the challenges of the military service extremely well, existing difficulties, problems, but is there any easy job?”

Serzh Sargsyan said that the important thing is for everybody in our country to understand the significance of his or her job, regardless of what kind of job it is. “I can see that you understand the significance of your job very well and I would like that our Army as a whole, our people to comprehend what an important mission it is to protect and keep safe each segment of our borders. I express my thanks to you, your parents, your teachers, your sisters and wives, you girl-friends who have been able to encourage you, to make you stand strong on our borders, stand as men, as Armenian warriors and be joyful, happy even though so far away from home, to be able to sing and perform on the eve of New Year, to live a full life. I want you to be sure that this period of time will pass; for many of you there are six, eight, or eleven months to go and you will get back home and will always be proud, because you have protected the endless borders of our small homeland, because every country has endless borders. You, your unit is protecting only a couple of thousand meters, while our borders run for almost 1000 kilometers, and are protected today by your comrades, your peers. And they do it well, they do the way which befits Armenians, and protect proudly. Along with living each day fully, we have to excel in our skills, in our military professionalism, become stronger in spirit, and master our weaponry. Nobody can drive us back from this border even for an inch. I raise my toast to you all. Happy New Year and Holly Christmas! Safe service to each and every one of you,” the President of Armenia said.

Later, the President of Armenia visited Tsakhkavan village of Tavush marz and met with the residents. Serzh Sargsyan inquired about the problems of the village, conversed with the residents about issues of their interest and at a festive table congratulated the residents of Tsakhkavan on the approaching New Year and Holly Christmas.

http://www.president.am/en/press-release/item/2013/12/31/President-Serzh-Sargsyan-visited-defense-position/

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President Sahakyan visited the borderline between the NKR and Azerbaijan

On 31 December President of the Artsakh Republic Bako Sahakyan visited the borderline between the Nagorno Karabagh Republic and Azerbaijan and congratulated Defense Army servicemen on the New Year and Christmas.
The President wished good service, noting that defending our homeland's borders, its independence and freedom, NKR armed forces carry out an important mission of maintaining stability and peace in the whole region.

2013-12-31

http://www.president.nkr.am/en/news/visits/2309/