Artsakh Security Council Secretary: State bodies of the country form  professional military units on a contract basis

ArmInfo Artsakh Security Council Secretary Vitaly Balasanyan denied information on the disbandment of the Artsakh Defense Army.  Thus, referring to the  messages circulated in the media about the dissolution of the NKR DA,  Balasanyan told Artsakh Public Television, in particular:

"There are rumors that allegedly on the buildings of state structures  on Azerbaijan's flags to be hoisted in Renaissance Square in  Stepanakert. I would like to categorically refute this information.  In addition, some media outlets disseminate information about the  disbandment of the Artsakh Defense Army, and according to these  reports, the protection of the NKR borders will not be organized. In  this regard, I would like to inform the public that the state bodies  of Artsakh are currently engaged in the formation of professional  military units on a contract basis with the aim of protecting our  borders. "

The Secretary of the Security Council also touched upon the fears of  some circles that, for example, the Krkzhan and Ajapnyak districts of  Stepanakert or the Ivanyan village of the Askeran region in the near  future will be inhabited by Azerbaijani families. Balasanyan stated  that such conversations are groundless.  He also assured that the NKR  authorities will continue to do everything to ensure the safety of  their citizens and borders.

Days earlier, on his Facebook page, former Armenian Ambassador to the  Vatican Mikael Minasyan said that RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  and Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan had already given their  consent and the Artsakh Defense Army would soon be disbanded.  "Whether it will formally be the Artsakh militia or the internal  troops of the Artsakh guard or the police, it does not matter, the  problem is that the rest of Artsakh will no longer have an  independent opportunity to ensure its security. There will be no more  Artsakh Army, and the only responsible and culprit is Nikol  Pashinyan, who is completing his "mission", "wrote Minasyan.