Ministry of Defence (Artsakh)

Ministry of Defence of Artsakh
Լեռնային Ղարաբաղի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության նախարարություն
Formation1995
Dissolved1 January 2024
HeadquartersStepanakert
Location
Official language
Armenian
Minister of Defense
Major General Kamo Vardanyan
Websitewww.nkrmil.am

The Ministry of Defence of Artsakh (Armenian: Արցախի Հանրապետության պաշտպանության նախարարություն) was a government agency of the unrecognized Republic of Artsakh. It was the executive body in implementing defence policies of the Artsakh Defence Army. The final minister of defence was Lieutenant General Kamo Vardanyan. Following an Azerbaijani assault on 19 September 2023, Artsakh agreed to dissolve itself by 1 January 2024.[1]

  1. ^ "Nagorno-Karabakh Republic will cease to exist from Jan 1 2024 - Nagorno-Karabakh authorities". Reuters. 2023-09-28. Archived from the original on 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-09-28.