January 27, 2007 - 15:36 AMT
With its efficiency Armenian Army is in one line with strongest armies in world
Armenian President Robert Kocharian, Parliament Speaker Tigran Torosyan, PM Andranik Margaryan, Defense Minister Serzh Sargsyan, NKR President Arkadi Ghukassian, NKR Defense Army Minister Seyran Ohanyan, Armenian Prosecutor General, the Armenian Police Chief, the head of National Security Service, other high ranking officials, ministers, participants of Artsakh war attended pantheon of Karabakh War Heroes in "Erablur" January 27. They paid tribute to those who have died during the Artsakh war, laid wreaths on the memorial. "Every time we come here and pay tribute to those who went to protect the fatherland on those fatal days. I am sure that if a necessity occurs to perish life for the sake of the fatherland, our guys will fight and protect our country," stated Serzh Sargsyan, adding that Armenian recruits are ready to perish their lives for the fatherland. Serzh Sargsyan also stressed that the peculiarity of the Armenian Army is the fact that a lot of officers have war experience.

NKR Defense Minister Lieutenant-General Seyran Ohanyan underlined that the 15-year way, which the Armenian Army has passed, was full of various events. "The army was formed with joint efforts of the Armenian nation during military actions, and if we look at it from tactical point of view, rather mobile troops were formed," he thinks. In his words, Unity and responsibility of the Armenian nation allowed to increase the efficiency of the Armenian Army in a short period of time after the cease-fire, to restore the loses and increase the efficiency of the Armenian Army. "The achievement of those 15 years is not only the fact that we could win, but also the fact that during a very short period of time we could reach the current level we have in the army, which can compete with the countries in the region with its efficiency and is in one level with the strongest armies in the world," Seyran Ohanyan underlined. "We pass the next generation all the skills and experience, which were obtained during military actions during 15 years. I am sure they will be more skilful and active ready than we are," concluded Seyran Ohanyan, IA Regnum reports.