REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE HELD IN YSU ON OCCASION OF 15th ANNIVERSARY OF
FORMATION OF ARMENIAN NATIONAL ARMY

YEREVAN, JANUARY 26, NOYAN TAPAN. A republican conference dedicated to
15th anniversary of formation of Armenian national army took place
on January 26 at Yerevan State University (YSU). The conference
was organized by YSU and Vazgen Sargsian Military Institute of RA
Defence Ministry.

"The fact of holding such a conference is evidence that issues of
army building and further perfection of our armed forces are in the
focus of attention of not only officials immediately responsible
for armed forces, but also of representatives of science and
creative intelligentsia, public and whole people," Colonel-General
Mikael Haroutiunian, Head of RA Armed Forces General Headquarters,
first Deputy Defence Minister, said. He presented the main stages
of national army building over the past years. In connection with
future problems he said that when solving them we should take into
account the experience of developed countries, national peculiarities,
geopolitical situation in the world and in the region.

Before the beginning of the conference the participants visited
Yerablur pantheon, got familiarized with books on Armenian army
displayed in the lobby.

Film under the title "Tigran the Great: Ruler Adoring His Homeland"
was shown during the break of the conference.

According to the organizers of the conference, events didicated to the
15th anniversary of formation of Armenian army will be also held at YSU
Ijevan branch: the students will visit the military unit dislocated
in Ijevan where they will meet with veterans of Great Patriotic War
and Artsakh liberation fight.