On March 5th, the birthday of RA and NKR National Hero Vazgen Sargsyan the schoolchildren of Yerevan’s No.184 school visited Vazgen Sargsyan’s house-museum in Ararat and the regiment after Vazgen Sargsyan. The schoolchildren took pictures with V.Sargsyan’s mother Greta Sargsyan.

On March 2nd Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan met with Yerevan State Economic University students and Professors-Lecturers staff in the framework of functions dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the National Army. The Minister introduced to the audience the peculiarities of RA AF formation, afterwards he answered the numerous questions of the students.

In Stepanakert, capital of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic a newly built area and a street will be named after Artsakh Liberation War participant Major General Anatoliy Zinevich who has a big contribution in building of the national army of Armenia and NKR. On the new street the bust of the General will be situated.

On February 26th a group of Pedagogical University students visited one of the regiments in Tavoush district (marz) in connection with the 20th anniversary of the Armenian Army. The commanders and soldiers met the students in the regiment. Deputy Commander Lieutenant Colonel E.Hovanisyan introduced the students with the history of the regiment’s formation and its activities.

On February 15th in the park “Victory” (Haghtanak) of Yerevan the 23rd anniversary of the withdrawal of the Soviet troops from Afghanistan was celebrated. The function’s participants marched through the Honour Path and lay a wreath on the memorial to the perished in the war. Head of RA AF GS Colonel General Youriy Khachatourov, RA Afghan War Veterans Union’s members participated in the procession.

24 years ago on February 12th the Artsakh movement against the Azeri invaders started. In the city of Hadrut of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic the first demonstration was held where the participants were demanding reunion of Artsakh with Armenia. The demonstration’s organizers were NKR Supreme Council Chairman Arthur Mkrtchyan, Igor Mouradyan, Grigoriy Hayrapetyan, Emil Abrahamyan and others.

On February 17th The Veterans’ Union of Armenia celebrated the 125th anniversary of Armenian military commander, military man and military theorist, 1918-1920 Civil War hero Hayk Bezheshkyants – legendary Guay. Veterans of the Great Patriotic War, schoolchildren and teachers of the school after Guay participated in the function. In the solemn session head of Veterans Union’s Council Colonel Simon Yesayan gave a speech. He told about Guay’s battle path. The division headed by Guay was named “Iron” because of the iron discipline and invincibility. Guay’s division had a great contribution in routing Kolchak’s army.