YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS. In accordance to the 2019 readiness plan of the Armenian Armed Forces, a large-scale strategic military exercise titled “Armed Forces Engagement, Countering Adversary Aggression” will commence on September 24^th encompassing also government and local-self governing bodies.

According to a news release issued by the Ministry of Defense of Armenia, the purpose of the exercises is the practical testing of military engagement and combat utilization plans, training of involved forces and resources, conveying practical experience to governmental and local self-governing bodies, military command circles and mobilization resources in the direction of implementing mobilization objectives, studying and clarifying the possibilities of the involved forces, resources, mobilization bodies and harmonizing the actions of command staffs.

The drills will involve live fire exercises in different attack scenarios.

An information center will be operating at the Defense Ministry headquarters during the exercises.

Edited and translated by Stepan Kocharyan