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Diaspora-Armenian journalists meet Defense Minister (PHOTOS)
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October 06, 2012 | 16:16
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan on Saturday
met with participants of the `Toward 100th Anniversary of Armenian
Genocide' Sixth Pan-Armenian Conference of Journalists. Diaspora
Minister Hranush Hakobyan also attended the meeting.
The Defense Minister highly appreciated the Diaspora-Armenian
journalists' contribution to the recognition of the Genocide. `I
believe this conference conducts an extremely important activity.
Genocide recognition is one of our primary tasks; this is
indispensable for all [world] communities so as to prevent such
crimes,' Seyran Ohanyan noted, MOD press service informs.
Speaking about the combat-readiness of Armenia's Armed Forces, Ohanyan
informed that the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force's joint
multinational military exercises entitled `Cooperation 2012' were
recently held in Armenia, whereas the strategic command and staff
exercises are still in progress.
`We can carry out the tasks given to us. [But] We certainly have
omissions and shortfalls, but, also owing to the media, we are
neutralizing those flaws,' the Defense Minister stated.
In her turn, Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan highly assessed the
cooperation with MOD and underscored the army's role in societal life.
Subsequently, participants of the Sixth Pan-Armenian Conference of
Journalists posed questions to the Minister of Defense.
At the end of the meeting, Seyran Ohanyan awarded MOD medals and
commendations to several journalists and media directors.
http://news.am/eng/news/123870.html
October 06, 2012 | 16:16
YEREVAN. - Armenia's Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan on Saturday
met with participants of the `Toward 100th Anniversary of Armenian
Genocide' Sixth Pan-Armenian Conference of Journalists. Diaspora
Minister Hranush Hakobyan also attended the meeting.
The Defense Minister highly appreciated the Diaspora-Armenian
journalists' contribution to the recognition of the Genocide. `I
believe this conference conducts an extremely important activity.
Genocide recognition is one of our primary tasks; this is
indispensable for all [world] communities so as to prevent such
crimes,' Seyran Ohanyan noted, MOD press service informs.
Speaking about the combat-readiness of Armenia's Armed Forces, Ohanyan
informed that the CSTO Collective Rapid Reaction Force's joint
multinational military exercises entitled `Cooperation 2012' were
recently held in Armenia, whereas the strategic command and staff
exercises are still in progress.
`We can carry out the tasks given to us. [But] We certainly have
omissions and shortfalls, but, also owing to the media, we are
neutralizing those flaws,' the Defense Minister stated.
In her turn, Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan highly assessed the
cooperation with MOD and underscored the army's role in societal life.
Subsequently, participants of the Sixth Pan-Armenian Conference of
Journalists posed questions to the Minister of Defense.
At the end of the meeting, Seyran Ohanyan awarded MOD medals and
commendations to several journalists and media directors.