On February 8th in the framework of festivities on the occasion of the 33rd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution of Iran in this country the annual International 29th Competition “Book of the Year” was organized in Iran. More than 20 thousand books participated in the Competition. Representatives of 10 countries were recognized as winners: Germany, France, China, Georgia, Holland, Russia, Lithuania, Pakistan, Switzerland and Armenia (2 prizes). By the way Armenia participated in the competition for the first time.

On February 9th on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the Armenian Army 10 Yezid-participants of the Artsakh liberation war were awarded with RA MOD jubilee medals. “In this war 30 Yezids perished. We won this war though the pain has not been yet forgotten”, – said head of Yezids Union of Armenia Aziz Tamoyan during the solemn function.

On February 7th in Stepanakert NKR President Bako Sahakyan took part in the presentation of Bulgarian journalist Cvetana Paskaleva’s “Wounds of Karabakh” film’s DVD. The President highly assessed Paskaleva’s many-year work aimed at true interpretation of Artsakh liberation struggle against Azeri aggressors.

In early February in the RA AF Operational Training Department commanders’ trainings were conducted. The aim of the trainings was to develop the officers’ theoretical knowledge and practical skills in operational training planning, organization and process control.

On February 2nd, in the RA AF Operational Training Department 1-day trainings were conducted with the participation of infantry and moto-infantry units commanders which are in the process of formation. The aim of the trainings was to assist the commanders during executing their functional charges.

On the 1st of February in the concert hall after Arno Babajanyan a cultural program was held dedicated to the memory of perished soldiers of the national army. The organizer and initiator of the program was servicemen’s widows “Yerashkhavor” NGO with the assistance of Armenia’s First Lady Mrs.Rita Sargsyan and RA Defense Ministry.

In the 1st army corps festivities were held on the occasion of the Army Day where schoolchildren and their teachers, local governance bodies, NGOs, people of the region took part. Open classes, memory evenings, film shows on Artsakh war, sports functions and competitions, concerts, excursions were conducted. Really the festivities were of public nature.