Seyran Ohanian visits air defense units

Acting Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanian today paid a working visit to a number of air defense units of the Armenian armed forces, according to the press service of Defense Ministry.

S. Ohanian was accompanied by Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Stepan Galstian, high-ranking military and civilian officials.

Ohanian met with servicemen of the military units, familiarized himself with the social and living conditions and morale, checked the military preparedness of soldiers and the condition of military equipment and spoke to the servicemen on duty.

He familiarized himself with the large-scale construction work on improvement of these military units, paying special attention to major repairs and construction of auxiliary structures such as barracks, mess halls and auditoriums. He said the new structures are in line with modern standards and unique in terms of their equipment and capacities. He assured those present that the social and living problems of servicemen are at the center of attention of Armenian Defense Ministry.

Noting the important role of air defense units in the maintenance of peace and security, Seyran Ohanian gave instructions to the units’ commanding officers for efficient fulfillment of the tasks.