Artsakh President Arayik Harutyunyan today, by telephone, congratulated former Artsakh Minister of Defense Lieutenant General Jalal Harutyunyan on his birthday.

"I wish good health and speedy recovery to our dedicated soldier, who has rendered great services to our homeland and people," Arayik Harutyunyan wrote on his Facebook page.

On October 27 it was reported that Harutyunyan, who was also serving as the Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army at the time, was wounded while performing a combat task.

That same day he was relieved of his posts and replaced by Lieutenant General Mikael Arzumanyan.

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