National army
Recently 2013 educational year’s 2nd quarter’s results were finalized in the corpus under the command of Colonel Tigran Parvanyan.
Corpus’s Deputy Commander on work with staff Colonel A.Hambartsumyan informed that in comparison with the same period of last year in the accountable regiments and sub-units extraordinary incidents and unwilling happenings significantly lessened.
On July 27, in the “Victory” Park of Yerevan a solemn ceremony was held dedicated to the 19th anniversary of the formation of the Military Institute after V.Sargsyan. Officers’ certificates were handed over to the graduates of the Military Institute after V.Sargsyan, Military-Aviation Institute after Marshal A.Khanperyants, Military-Medical Faculty of Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi.
On July 23 and 24 Defense Minister S.Ohanyan, RA AF GS Deputy Head Lieutenant General Baghmanyan and high-ranking officers visited few regiments.
The aims of the visit were: firsthand acquaintance with barrack life of servicemen, fulfillment of their service responsibilities, numerous construction work, meeting with unit and regiments staff.
On July 25 a draw was held for service place for the graduates of the Military Institute after V.Sargsyan, Military-Aviation Institute after Marshal A.Khanperyants, Military-Medical Faculty of Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi. Significant part of the graduates having high marks refused to participate in the draw and voluntarily chose the place of their future service sub-units of the Army of Defense, willing to take part in ensuring security of Artsakh people.
In the framework of mutual cooperation between the armed forces of the two Armenian republics board meeting under the RA Defense Minister was held in Stepanakert on July 20th which was conducted by RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan.
The meeting was dedicated to the level of combat preparation and military discipline, existing problems and ways of their solution. RA AF GS Head Colonel General Youriy Khachaturov, NKR Army of Defense Commander Movses Hakobyan, commanding staff of both Armenian states, commanders of military units and regiments, their deputies etc. were present. The Minister in brief presented geopolitical and regional developments, emphasized the essentiality of raising the effectiveness of processes conducted in the defense sphere and their systematic improvement.
In the framework of mutual cooperation between the armed forces of the two Armenian republics commanders’ meeting was conducted from July 15-19 in the Army of Defense with regiments’ commanders and their deputies. The function was stipulated by the 2013 educational plan preparation of the Armed Forces and was aimed at verification and raising of commanders’ and their deputies’ preparation level, study advanced experience and implement it in everyday activities of troops.
The main practical task was military exercises with combat shooting, the final stage of which was conducted on July 18 in the shooting grounds “Tigranakert”. NKR Defense Minister, Army of Defense Commander Movses Hakobyan, RA AF GS Deputy Head Lieutenant General Haykaz Baghmanyan and some high-ranking officers were present.
The next day, on July 19 Defense Ministers of both states Seyran Ohanyan and Movses Hakobyan participated in the meeting for finalizing the results. It was stated that the commanders’ meeting as a whole served its aim.