YEREVAN, 30 JANUARY, ARMENPRESS. The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia in Greece hosted a reception dedicated to Armenia’s Army Day at the Home of Officers Hall in Athens on January 28. As the Department of Press, Information and Public Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia reports to “Armenpress”, the event brought together nearly 250 people, including Deputy Head of the Main National Defense Headquarters of Greece, Deputy Admiral for Military-Marine Forces Alexandros Teodosiu, Members of Parliament of Greece, leaders of the main headquarters for terrestrial, military-marine and military-air forces, representatives of companies of the military-industrial complex, members of Greek-Armenian national, political, cultural and non-governmental organizations, diplomats, as well as representatives of Greek and Armenian mass media.

The Armenian officers studying at the Higher School for Infantry, students of the Evelpidon Military Academy for Land Forces and the groups of boys and girls representing Homenetmen greeted the guests and received them with military honors. The event began with a moment of silence in memory of the soldiers who died as a result of the air disaster that took place in Spain a couple of days ago, including 2 pilots of Greece’s military-air forces. In his speech, military attaché of the Armenian Embassy in Greece, Colonel Samvel Ramazyan touched upon the symbol of the day, that is, the formation of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, as well as the centuries-old military alliance between Armenia and Greece and the military cooperation between both countries. During the event, according to the decree of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia, 7 high-ranking Greek officers were granted medals of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia for their contributions to the Armenian-Greek military cooperation.