ITAR-TASS, Russia
August 12, 2017 Saturday 5:34 PM GMT


Armenia to host one of Army Games competitions in 2018 - General Staff chief

KUBINKA /Moscow region/ August 12


Armenia plans to hold one of the competitions within the framework of
the International Army Games on its soil, Chief of the Armenian Armed
Forces’ General Staff, Movses Hakobyan, told reporters on Saturday.


KUBINKA /Moscow region/, August 12. /TASS/. Armenia plans to hold one
of the competitions within the framework of the International Army
Games on its soil, Chief of the Armenian Armed Forces’ General Staff,
Movses Hakobyan, told reporters on Saturday.

"We are planning to hold some competition in our country. Let's see
what competitions we will have, and we will choose the one that can be
held in Armenia," he said.

Hakobyan noted that the Tank Biathlon is one of the most spectacular
and important competitions.

"The technical condition of the tank, its ability to overcome
obstacles, conduct accurate fire and, of course, the crew’s readiness
play a special role. What we saw today is impressive, especially the
tank crews' training," he said, adding that Russia created good
conditions for the competitions.

The International Army Games were held in five countries from July 29
to August 12. The Russian team won the Tank Biathlon competition.