ArmInfo. In the Ministry of Defense of Artsakh on January 23 a meeting of the Military Council was held, dedicated to summing up the results of the 2017 academic year in military units and units in the defense army of the Artsakh. Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan attended the meeting. As the press service of the Defense Ministry of Artsakh reports, during the meeting, the Artsakh Defense Minister, Levon Mnatsakanyan, presented a report on the results of the army's work for 2017. During this period, in the army, he said, progress was recorded in all aspects, in particular as a logical continuation of the systemic processes that began after the April war, the main line was consolidated, extensive engineering reconnaissance operations were carried out, and firing positions were strengthened. Particular attention was also paid to improving the management system, the level of readiness of the units, the modernization of the Armed Forces and new military equipment, the modernization of existing weapons, interaction with the military, etc. Of course, during this period there were some miscalculations in certain spheres, but the work carried out to eliminate them eliminated the negative consequences of the above-mentioned phenomena in the general combat readiness of the Artsakh defense army. According to the Minister of Defense, the Armed Forces of the Republic have carried out all the measures envisaged in the Action Plan for 2017 and created conditions for the further strengthening of the defense army in the future.