On 18 November, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Armenia David Tonoyan met with the family members of the servicemen who took part in the Artsakh war and whose whereabouts are still unknown.

The RA Minister of Defense informed the relatives of the servicemen that the search operations are continuing at the places of hostilities, the representatives of the Armed Forces together with the relevant structures are carrying out data collection works.

Davit Tonoyan informed the relatives of the servicemen that representatives of the Russian peacekeeping corps (ICRC) stationed in Artsakh, supported by the Artsakh Emergency Situations Service, are actively involved in the search. Davit Tonoyan noted that the works have been completed in some areas, the search groups continue to carry out their mission in new territories.

Touching upon the issue of vacations of servicemen continuing their service in Artsakh, the Defense Minister stressed that the process of granting vacations will be carried out in December, when the issues related to the protection of Artsakh’s borders will be finally clarified.