By welcoming the students, the ARM Defense Minister noted that the students from diaspora being part of the Armenian nation can support their country with their knowledge. While emphasizing the relation between army and the society Seyran Ohanyan particularly said: "The Ministry of Defense pays great attention to the public affairs, trying to make as transparent as possible. We always say that whenever the army and the nation are unified they are invincible", mentioned the minister, assuring that such meetings contribute to the raising of the national spirit and also enable the understanding of the motherland. Before meeting the minister the students had visited the NKR, got acquainted to the daily routine of the soldiers, met with some compatriots, visited several sightseeing places. Member of the World Council of the AGBU said the following of the students: “they are citizens of foreign countries though they want to be part of their motherland”. Afterwards the minister answered the questions, concerning the Armenian peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan, combat readiness of the Armenian army, Karabakh conflict, and the acting defense policy of Armenia. After the meeting with the minister the students visited the Military Institute after V. Sargsyan, got acquainted with the daily routine of the future army officers and the educational process. They also visited the museum of he institute where they were comprehensively told the history of Artsakh War.