Nagorno-Karabakh president holds meeting with top brass, law enforcement leadership to discuss Azeri buildup

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS. Nagorno-Karabakh President Samvel Shahramanyan has held a meeting with top law enforcement and military officials, local authorities announced.

The Nagorno-Karabakh President’s Office said Shahramanyan on Tuesday visited the Defense Ministry headquarters to hold a “consultation” with heads of security services.

The military-political situation in the region was discussed at the meeting. The ongoing Azerbaijani military movements and buildup, which began on September 5, was also discussed.

“Particular attention was paid to the issues of ensuring the security of the civilian population in the conditions of a humanitarian crisis and in case of possible developments of the situation, as well as to the objectives of the defense ministry of the republic in the current situation,” President Shahramanyan’s office added in a statement.