ArmInfo.Nagorno-Karabakh Defense Minister Levon Mnatsakanyan stated that certain forces are trying to involve the army in political processes.
"We received such signals, but prevented these attempts," Mnatsakanyan assured at a press conference in Stepanakert. "The army is a part of our society, so logically the domestic political situation affects it, however according to the Article 2 of the Constitution, the Armed Forces is a non-political structure. We do not have the right to enter socio-political organizations, I warned my subordinates about this, because we have received alarming signals, "Mnatsakanyan said.
The Minister stressed that there are political forces in Artsakh that are trying to attract servicemen, but they receive a decisive refusal. "The servicemen always report to us about such cases, and we carry out corresponding explanatory work every time," the Minister summed up.