According to the “Armed forces capital construction and troops housing program”, the capital construction is aimed at optimization of military settlements and construction of new buildings. This year two military settlements’ construction will be completed. In one of the north-west regiments we have built a barrack, and construction of a canteen and a boiler house is in the process. We build barracks, store-houses, parking, bathhouse, storage for medicines, in Vanadzor we build a depot, training objects – in shooting grounds and training ground. We asphalt drill ground, renovate roofs.

On October 17 in the firing ground Iliysk (near Almaty, Kazakhstan) the first joint OCST peacekeeping exercises “Indestructible Brotherhood – 2012” completed.
The subject of the exercises was to prepare and conduct operations for preserving peace by the OCST Collective Peacekeeping Troops in the collective security region.

On October 1st the beforehand declared strategic command-staff exercises started in the Army of Defense during which it was stipulated to do troops packaging from the reserve, to take the troops to the central districts and conduct tactical exercises with combat firing.
Army of Defense Operational Preparation Department Head V.Nersisyan mentioned that “so called “combat” was managed accurately, sub-units acted quickly and purposefully. I’d mention the soldiers’ devotion and efforts. Well done! I’m satisfied”.

On October 15 RA AF GS Combat Preparation Department Head Major General Ishkhan Matevosyan, Operative Department Head Major General Artak Davtyan and RA MoD Press-Secretary Artsroun Hovanisyan met with journalists.
Press-conference’s main subject was the results of large-scale military functions: in September CSTO “Interaction-2012” exercises were conducted in Armenia, from 1-13 October – command-staff exercises where reserve servicemen were also included.

In the framework of RA AF reforms a new personnel policy has been conducted. For the more effective organization of the command staff’s formation a command-staff courses program is being developed and a command-staff military academy creation is intended.
The first course will be organised in Armenia in 2013, the second one – in 2014, and in 2015 on this basis it is stipulated to set up a military academy. Duration of the course is 1 year. Academic trainings will make 70%, practical – 30%.

On October 10 four scholars from Hungary – historian, political analyst Zoltan Biro, Theological College Rector, pastor Gabor Ivanyi, professor, journalist and publisher Gabor Deak and writer Rudolf Ungvari visited Yerablur Pantheon to honor the memory of officer Gourgen Margaryan and to apologize to the Armenian nation in the name of Hungarian people for the shameful actions of the Hungarian Government.

My predecessors are from Old Julfa. My father a general of Indian Army Vanik Minas lived in Kalkata. My grandfather (from father) Tigran I haven’t seen instead of that I won’t never forget my grandmother Mary from Julfa. She was a powerful woman. The characters of my grandma and father were similar: both were too proud of their Armenian roots, were strict, persistent, disciplined, honest and dominant… Both beat me (there was also an occasion for beating). My grandma says: “This stick will make you an Armenian”. She says: “As soon as you come home from school, go and kiss the stick, because you won’t be a man without this stick”.