On March 2, 1943 Ashot S.Karyan joined the army to fight in the war. He was not even 17. After the driving courses in 1944 he participates in the fights for the liberation of Right-bank Ukraine. Afterwards he was shifted to the East, regiment № 46. After the victory over Japan with regiment № 92 with peaceful mission he went to Mongolia, and was demobilized only on May 18, 1948. During 5,5 years of service he was awarded with medals.

These days the Iranian newspaper “Shargh” (Orient) which is the most favourite newspaper among the Iranian intelligentsia and has almost half million circulation, reprinted the interview of legendary Armenian intelligence agent, Soviet Union Hero Gevorg Vardanyan from “Hay Zinvor” – “My time is yet to come” (№ 41, 2010г.). The prominent agent speaking on the glorious history of the Armenian nation and creative present, at the same time praised the victorious Armenian Army and its command.

On March 27 RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met the participants of the program “Pages of history and culture” initiated by the Defense Ministry Public Council. 163 specialists of history and culture – scientists, artists, historians from 14 well-known scientific-educational institutions of the republic have taken part in the program “Pages of history and culture”, being realized for already two years and aimed at raising the national consciousness and the sense of duty before the fatherland among the servicemen.

The RA Ministry of Culture declares a photocontest on the theme «My and our victories» towards the three celebrations on May 9: the Day of Victory, the 20th anniversary of Shushi liberation and the Day of the Defender of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. The best works of the contest will be selected during an open exhibition and will be included in the exhibition dedicated to the Victories of May. Monetary awards should be given to the winners. The deadline for work submission is April 5. The contest winners will be announced on April 15.

On March 13 “Synopsis Armenia” hosted the meeting of the Winners club members, awarded with the annual educational award of the RA President in the sphere of Information Technologies, with Major General Hayk Kotanjyan, head of the National Strategic Research Institute of the RA Defense Ministry, President of the Armenian Association of Political Sciences, Doctor of Political Sciences. The opening speech was made by Hovik Musayelyan, President of the Competition Commission of the RA President`s annual educational award, introducing the guest of the meeting and his past way.

Choosing these words of Commander Vazgen Sargsyan as a slogan, the 3-rd anniversary of this statesman and military personality was celebrated in the Military Institute bearing his name due to the joint efforts of the students of State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovyan and the students of the Military Institute. Parents of the National Hero were present at this event. Through warlike and patriotic songs and performances, staged episodes the life of Vazgen Sargsyan was once more presented, his contribution to the victory of the fight for freedom in Artsakh and to the formation of national army was recalled and marked with importance.

On March 7, the Ministry of Defense gathered under its roof women soldiers, freedom-fighters, mothers of soldiers of the National army, wives, mothers and daughters of the freedom-fighters killed in the Artsakh war, women-members of non-governmental organizations, teachers and journalists on the occasion of celebration of Women’s Day. Those gathered firstly received congratulations in the name of women-soldiers.