Former Karabakh army chief to be discharged from hospital "in 2-3 days"

PanARMENIAN.Net - Former commander of the Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh) Defense Army Jalal Harutyunyan will be discharged from the hospital "within 2-3 days," Head of the Armenian Defense Ministry's Information and Public Relations Department Gevorg Altunyan said Monday, November 30, Panorama.am reports.

Harutyunyan was relieved of his post in late October after sustaining major injuries during military hostilities unleashed by Azerbaijan, and was replaced by Lieutenant General Mikayel Arzumanyan.

Altunyan reported positive changes in the former army chief's health who will receive outpatient treatment after being discharged.

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, Russian and Azerbaijani Presidents Vladimir Putin and Ilham Aliyev on November 9 signed a statement to end the war in Karabakh after almost 45 days. Under the deal, the Armenian side is returning all the seven regions surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, having lost a part of Karabakh itself in hostilities.