Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan signed a decree on Monday, February 24 to appoint Major-General Jalal Haroutyunyan as the country’s new Defense Minister and the commander of the Defense Army.
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Sahakyan had earlier relieved Lieutenant-General Karen Abrahamyan from the same positions.
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Haroutyunyan held the post of the First Deputy Commander – Chief of Staff of the Artsakh Defense Army.
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H/T PanArmenian