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.