Armenia is marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of its Army on January 28.

The country's Armed Forces were officially established on January 28, 1992, several months after the declaration of independence from the Soviet Union.

On every Army Day, the President and Prime Minister of Armenia, as well as other officials visit Yerablur memorial to pay tribute to the fallen soldiers who lost their lives defending the country.

This year, however, President Armen Sarkissian has resigned and is currently receiving treatment in the United Kingdom, though he has published a statement on the occasion.

"The army and education are the most important cornerstones of our statehood. The world is changing rapidly, and it depends on us how to use these changes for the well-being of our state and people," Sarkissian said.

"For this, we must have educated citizens ready to defend our Homeland, organized, disciplined, technically equipped, technologically advanced and efficient Armed Forces, a competitive and developing economy, and, of course, a society that is ready to support the Army at all times."

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, meanwhile, has contracted the coronavirus.

On January 28 morning, President of the National Assembly Alen Simonyan visited Yerablur Military Pantheon to pay homage to the memory of the fallen Armenian servicemen.