Recently a group of Armenian intelligentsia representatives on the initiative of the Public Council at RA Defense Minister (Chairman: Gegham Haroutyunyan) visited regiments of Nagorno-Karabakh Republic’s Army of Defense.
In Stepanakert they were welcomed by NKR Defense Minister Lieutenant General Movses Hakobyan. Answering the questions of the guests he mentioned that 30% of NKR AD are contract servicemen. Movses Hakobyan told also that the main achievement of the Artsakh liberation war against the Azeri aggressors is the NKR citizens new generation who do not imagine their existence inside other state – Azerbaijan.

The victory of Artsakh- is the victory of each one of us. In the end of the 20-th century, after centuries’ intermission we gained a real victory. It’s the victory of weapon, victory of spirit, which besides power and strength, belief and inflexible will, represents a perceptible acquisition- an independent homeland and native country. During 20 years we managed to keep our military achievements unbending. It’s also a great triumph, which once more affirms that independence is an irreversible fact. I wish new victories to the people of Artsakh and the Armenians all over the world.

According to RA Military Commissar Major General Sergey Chalyan, eradication of infringement of the law in the Military Registration Offices is one of the most important issues of the Department’s leadership.
“For the last two years MRO 12 employees were dismissed, 6 of them – Milcoms. Two were displaced and downgraded. 33 employees were brought to disciplinary penalty. I am confident that today we have more jural, disciplined department and we continue working in the direction of system’s perfection”, – told Major General.

These days the Basic Military Training Class of the School No.77 after Rouben Miroyan in Yerevan was named after the warriors-volunteers detachment “Aramo”, participants of Artsakh liberation war.
In this connection a solemn function was organized in participation with “Aramo” Detachment’s legendary commander Colonel Aram Torgomyan (Aramo), his comreades-in-arms, servicemen, NGO representatives, pupils with their parents and teachers.

On September 29, 2011 in the Military Aviation Institute after Marshal Armenak Khanperyants of MOD RA in Yerevan a function was organized dedicated to the 50th anniversary of National Hero of the Republic of Armenia Movses Gorgisyan. Hero’s widow, Rouzan Gorgisyan, his friends and classmates, MAI students and teachers participated in the function. Film “Movses” (director: Samvel Tadevosyan, Movses’s classmate, film text read by Khoren Abrahamyan, People’s Artist of Armenia) was screened.

On September 25, a solemn ceremony in the memory of Armenian officer Gourgen Margaryan was held in the Pantheon of soldiers-liberators “Yerabloor” (Three Hills). On February 19, 2004 in Budapest an Azeri officer killed him with an axe while he was sleeping. They were participating in English language courses organized by NATO in the framework the program “Cooperation for Peace”.

In connection with the 20th anniversary of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the NKR Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs organized a 2-day pilgrimage to the top of Big Kirse Mountain (2742m). The representatives of NGOs from NKR, Armenia, Georgia, as well as women-veterans of the Artsakh liberation war and soldiers of NKR Army of Defense who were acknowledged the best in service took part in the pilgrimage.