On November 15th 33 officers of one of the Kotayk district’s regiments celebrated house-warming. Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan himself handed over the keys of 1-, 2- and 3-room apartments to them.

On the occasion of International Students Day on November 16th the Yerevan State University welcomed Defense Minister S.Ohanyan. Before the meeting with students the Minister accompanied by YSU Rector Aram Simonyan took part in the opening ceremony of the auditoria named after perished fighters of Artsakh war – YSU Law faculty students Ara Avanesyan, Eduard Avagyan, Sargis Khojoyan and Tigran Petrosyan. The fighters’ relatives were also present.

“With the memories of 20-year-old heroic path, feeling of national pride, firm belief in future victories… and with hope that 20-year chronicle of the Armenian army will become a source of inspiration for numerous patriot progeny”, – with this message starts the book of Artsakh Hero, RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan “Chronicle of Armenian Army’s 20 years”. This is memories of a soldier about the passed way of the armed forces who stood in the origins of the national army and had a basic role in its formation and establishment.

In Matenadaran – Institute of Ancient Manuscripts after Mesrop Mashtots historian-museologist Rafael Tadevosyan’s book “Parts of Armenian Military History (19-20cent.)” and 17 military-historical maps (from the 1826-28 Russian-Persian war till Shoushi liberation) presentation was held. High-ranking militarymen, historians, former Artsakh war fighters, teachers, students were present on the presentation.