On 31 July the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia and the Ministry of Dense of the People`s Republic of China signed a Memorandum of Understanding on collaboration in the field of education.
The document will facilitate organization of training for service members of the People`s Republic of China in higher educational institutions of the Republic of Armenia for the academic year 2013-2014.

Armenian sambo federation under the high patronage of Defense Minister S.Ohanyan conducted in Yerevan the 4th International Championship on Sambo, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of USSR twice hero, legendary pilot Nelson Stepanayan.
On August 3rd the solemn function was held where prime Minister T.Sargsyan, Defense Minister S.Ohanyan, high-ranking servicemen and guests were present.

On July 26-28 by the RA AF Spiritual Leadership organized 2-day courses on suicidal psychology and spiritual security headed by Vrtanes Bishop Abrahamyan in Artists Union’s House in Tsakhkadzor. Deputy commanders on upbringing, priests serving in the army and officers-psychologists participated in the courses.

Majority of the students of this call-up have graduation, others are students or graduates from schools. Their health is also normal. As a commander of a regiment which prepares important specialists for the army, I’d say that I am satisfied with the start of the educational process. The winter educational stage we completed with good results, and we are determined to achieve higher results in autumn.

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 August 3rd in the Amateur and folk arts centre after Hovanes Sharambeyan an exhibition «Symphony of creation» was opened. Works of Fire preparation desk Head (Military Institute after V.Sargsyan) Colonel Sasun Makaryan and senior officer of RA AF Department of work with staff Lieutenant Colonel Soghomon Melikyan were presented.