178 babies born in Artsakh in November

Artsakh has reported a record number of 178 births in November.

“This is a record number compared to the previous months and is the closest to the pre-war figures,” President Arayik Harutyunyan said in a Facebook post on Friday.

“The true guarantee of our success is demographic growth,” he said, adding that his government will spare no effort to promote population growth through various programs.

A total of 1,614 babies, including 818 boys and 796 girls, were born in Artsakh in 2020. 1,389 of the babies were born in Stepanakert.