ARMENIAN ARMY MARKS 16TH BIRTHDAY
PanARMENIAN.Net
28.01.2008 15:36 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian Army marks its 16th birthday on January
28. Traditionally, wreaths were laid to Yerablur, the Memorial of
Karabakh war heroes.
A plaque in memory of Movses Silikian, the commander of the Sardarapat
Battle, was unveiled in Yerevan.
The State Committee on Defense was formed by the government’s decree
in 1991. On December 5, the RA President appointed Vazgen Sargsyan
the Minister of Defense. On January 28, 1992, a law on formation of
the Armenian National Army was adopted