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Members of Armenian government visit military units on the contact line with Azerbaijan

14 July 2008 [10:17] - TODAY.AZ
Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan visited the military units and military positions on the northeastern borders of the country Saturday.
Ohanyan visited the military units accompanied by country's Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan and other government members.

"The aim of the visit to the military units, ensuring defense of northeastern borders, is consolidation of ties between the army and society, powers and people", Ohanyan told reporters, assessing the visit as successful.

He noted that the government members took part in the event "I have the honor to introduce", during which the unit commander familiarized with draftees' parents.

According to the Defense Minister, the Ministers also visited the front, familiarized with the process and order of serving, dined with the soldiers and them visited a polygon to take part in shootings.

"We have mostly reached our goal", said Ohanyan adding that the Ministers also recalled the years of military service and skills, which most of them have preserved.

"The engineering facilities are equipped so that servicemen may be on duty, observe the enemy and move safely in trenches", said Ohanyan Saturday. He added that the housing conditions in the military units in Tavush are also normal.

According to him, the same conditions are observed in all backing points of the country's armed forces.

"Naturally, shortcomings, especially unexpected, have been revealed during inspections and commanders are now working to eliminate them", said Ohanyan.

/Novosti-Armenia/

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