From December 8-9, a delegation headed by Secretary General of the RA Ministry of Defence Hamlet Batikyan took part in the NATO international conference "the role of building integrity in the Armed Forces in protecting democratic values and strengthening social and institutional resilience" in Brussels.

The conference was attended by the leaders of the structures responsible for the strengthening of integrity, the fight against corruption and the protection of human rights in the defence departments of NATO member and partner countries, representatives of international organizations and leading expert centers. The best practices of strengthening integrity in the Armed Forces of different countries, existing problems and systemic approaches to their solution were presented and discussed.

In Brussels, Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Armenia Hamlet Batikyan also held bilateral meetings with the leadership of the NATO Integrity Building Program. An agreement was reached on the activation of joint programs, and a list of activities for the next year was approved. The Secretary General of the Ministry of Defence invited the project management and experts to Armenia in order to receive the necessary advice on-site regarding raising issues of personnel management, financial planning, audit, risk of sales system, and the development of comprehensive actions to neutralize them.