Dear soldier, my good friend!
Again this year – 2015, we have traveled together, another year was added to our biography and the biography of our people. We were able to be close to you in a moment of grief, and in a moment of joy, have registered successes and shortcomings, proud of your victories, shared your worries and pains, became the documentary of your difficult, but glorious way. You finished the year with a victory, dear soldier!

Happy New Year and Merry Christmas! I wish our country progress, people – well-being, the military – peaceful service, the wounded – a speedy recovery!
I also congratulate my cadets and officers, I wish 2016 for us be a year of new achievements and victories!

Public Council at the RA Defense Minister with its diverse and bulk work constantly promotes effective interaction between society and the army. From year to year it becomes more and more tangible the involvement of the Council in the recruitment process, evidenced by the fivefold increase in application-complaints addressed to the Commission on applications-complaints from citizens.
On 1340 complaints 876 petitions were presented to the authorities on the basis of which 211 decisions on fitness of conscript to military service were reviewed. 34 application-complaints regarding legal issues and the family circumstances were satisfied.

After 2015 a new era begins – we need to move the issue of the Armenian Genocide from international recognition to the political and legal plane. We must achieve the adoption of the UN resolution on depriving of the motherland, and having the relevant article we can enter the International Court of Justice. And then the next century will be 100 years of retribution and victory, unlike the previous one, which was 100 years of recognition and struggle.
Genocide recognition process is completed, the era of retribution begins, to which we must prepare the entire nation…

In 2016 we will build a new service apartments in Yerevan, Gyumri, Vayk, Sisian, Goris, Agarak, Ijevan, Meghrab and Shahumyan region and, in 2017 393 servicemen will be provided with fully-furnished service apartments. In 2016 we outlined also the repair work carried out in the military enlistment offices, as right here is the representation of the army for a conscript. Our efforts must be aimed at creating comfort in the army.

Final exams proceed in the military unit.
Deputy commander on work with the personnel Hakob Gevorgyan said that they constantly organize interesting events, quizzes, literary evenings, exhibitions of the soldiers, performances of a group of amateurs, every month the contest of wall newspapers is announced.

Samvel Beglaryan is a member of the Unions of Writers, Journalists and Actors, chairman of Tavush branch of the Union of Writers of Armenia. He was the founder of the first group of self-defense of Noyemberian, participated in the actions of self-defense of Barekamavan, Kochi, Voskevan, Voskepar, Kirants, native village Baghanis. He was awarded a number of departmental medals and diplomas. Many of his works were written during the war years. Collection of poems dedicated to the army, the soldiers and the homeland in 2015 has been awarded a joint prize of the Union of Writers and the Ministry of Defense.