After 6-month interval the RA AF renewed their peacekeeping mission in Kosovo. In Zvartnots airport a solemn ceremony to see off the peacekeeping brigade took place, and 1st Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan, 1st Deputy Head of RA AF GS Enrico Apriamov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of USA in RA John Heffern were present.

Azeri aggression face-off Armenia’s foreign policy is of great importance. All the international military-political alliances and the signed documents are aimed at ensuring of our country’s foreign security. First of all I should mention the effective cooperation with security systems – OSCE, NATO, etc. Bilateral contacts are also active, particularly the agreement on military cooperation with the Russian Federation can fully guarantee the security of the Republic of Armenia during big regional clashes.

RA MOD board’s enlarged session was held in Sports-Concert Complex after K.Demirchyan. During the meeting a group of RA AF servicemen was awarded with state and administrative orders and medals, honour-letters and valuable presents.

Armenian Apostolic Church’s Shirak diocese leader Ter Michael bishop Ajapahyan on the occasion of the Military Aviation Day received military aviation base staff. He congratulated them with their professional holiday and expressed his confidence that our armed forces will keep our airspace inviolable.

On the order of the Defense Minister the last Sunday of June will be observed as Military Sports Day in the RA Armed Forces. On June 24, Sunday, in the RA MOD administrative complex the Military Sports Day was solemnly observed for the first time. Congratulating function’s participants Minister Seyran Ohanyan said:

From June 4 to 9 in the regiment which was awarded with medal “Vardan Mamikonyan” exams were conducted to check sub-units’ knowledge and skills. Regiment’s skillful commander Colonel Sedrak Sedrakyan is sure that the accounts and staff are combat-ready and will get a high mark.

Colonel S.Grigoryan shows and explains – from the multilayer defense lines which one is specified for which purpose. There is such an impression that even in case of enemy’s sudden attack he will not be able to reach a serious result.