As for signing of the agreement between Armenia and Russia on military-technical cooperation Minister Ohanyan said: “There is an intergovernmental agreement on military-technical cooperation. Deepening of the cooperation allowed the heads of both states to bring it to interstate level. Now discussions on interstate agreement are in the final stage… There are already agreements on creation of joint organizations in the coming years, on the territory of Armenia as well, which would give the possibility to develop our military industry”.

In 2012 the lethal outcome cases sharply decreased, informed Gevorg Kostanyan, Deputy General Prosecutor, Judge Advocate during his meeting with journalists on January 17. He mentioned that in 2012 29 crimes with lethal outcome were registered, 9 of them – from enemy’s bullet.

According to the Armenian Government’s decision of August 9, 2012, the priority tasks of the Defense Ministry were recognized the introduction of military education standards and presentation of state program on military-industrial complex development state program.

It is very seldom in the Armed Forces when in the arms a regiment 4 times is being recognized as the best. This is about the regiment under the command of Colonel A.Harutyunyan. The division under the command of Lt.Colonel A.Qochunts for the second time in the regiment was recognized as the best.

In the end of the 1st educational stage of 2012, accepting the command of the engineering-sapper regiment, Colonel A.Ghazaryan managed to make positive changes, and as a result the regiment twice was recognized the best.

4 years ago Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan presented a bottle of cognac to each reagiment commander as a symbolic gift and told to open it when they’ll be satisfied with their work. And commander of one of the aviation regiments Colonel S.Sianosyan decided to open cognac bottle when his regiment will become the best in the aviation.

The main task of 2012 was the final program on formation of National Defense University. This process started yet in 2003-04 when Institute Head Major General Hayk Kotanjyan was on an internship in USA National Defense University. Our Defense University would have two parts – research and educational. The main part of the research part would be our Institute’s analytical centre. Two more centres would be formed – strategic educational centre and national centre of cyber-security.