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YEREVAN, JANUARY 28, ARMENPRESS: On the occasion of 20th anniversary of the Armed Forces of Armenia authorities of the republic paid a tribute of honor in Yelablur Military Pantheon.President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, NA Speaker Samvel Nikoyan, NKR President Bako Sahakyan and the highest officer staff of the army put flowers at the tombs of former PM of Armenia Vazgen Sargsyan, national hero Andranik Ozanyan and a wreath - to the memorial of the freedom fighters killed during the Artsakh war, Armenpress reports.
"It is thanks to the potential of Armenian people that we have managed to have such a consolidated army in a short period of time, the main task of which is to defend the security of the borders of Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh Republic," Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan said in a briefing with journalists.The main peculiarity of the army is that it has been formed during a war period. The Defense Minister also highlighted the latest round of formation of the Armed Forces of Armenia, when as a result of reforms it was introduced to Armenian people and international community as a structure, which has chosen the path of development.