On the night of May 28, on the southern direction of the contact line of the Armenian-Azerbaijani troops the enemy attempted invasion. During the confrontation the Army of Defense got one loss. That was lance-corporal Erick Gasparyan born in1995. Four of the soldiers with firearm wounds were transported to Yerevan, Central military clinical hospital and continue treatment there. During this period Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and AoD commander Lt. General Movses Hakobyan visited them.

Erdoghan has made a few statements that they have to refuse from the European Union, but that is not realistic. Nazarbayev has only made a gesture. The West has strong resistance to EEC, and Turkey, besides being the West’s ally, is also a NATO member. In case if Turkey enters EEC, it must refuse from NATO.

In the final stage 3 rounds and one team event were held. In the first round, our team took second place among 35 teams. In the second round it was asked to prepare an information release or operational report in English based on the results of the observation point in the duty. Here the Armenian students took fourth place, and in “conditional” standings of CIS countries – second place.

After two years of the formation of independent Armenia’s national army it was decided to provide its own armed forces with medical personnel. Since 1994 Faculty of Military Medicine of the State Medical University after M.Heratsi, which was created by government decision No. 232 of May 19, 1994 on the basis of Medical Service and Emergency Medicine Organization Department, trains specialists.

By order of the Chief of RA Armed Forces General Staff, on 6-7 June methodical collection of paramilitary and patrol units chiefs of the Defense Ministry’s departmental security was conducted. The aim of the function was – to increase the preparation level of protection units through theoretical and practical training.

Territorial recruitment office of Sissian, headed by Lt. Colonel Minas Mkrtchyan, always successfully fulfilled the tasks on recruitment.
We talk to Recruitment unit Head Captain Armen Haroutyunyan.

A separate motorized rifle regiment after Andranik Ozanyan celebrated its 18th anniversary. The regiment was formed on May 14, 1996 on the basis of motorized rifle brigade.
Regiment’s commander Colonel A.Tonoyan gave a speech. “The regiment inherited a glorious combat path, getting its first baptism of fire in May 1992 in the battles to defend the Fatherland. From January till March of 1994 the regiment participated in military actions in the Eastern districts. After the war the regiment took part in defending of state borders”.