On the occasion of the 21st anniversary of formation of the Engineering Troops of the Armenian Armed Forces,a ceremonial event was held at one of the branch’s military unit. The event was attended by Minister of Defence of the Republic of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan, Chief of General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Yuri Khachaturov, Deputy Ministers of Defence and Chiefs of Staff, as well as by other high-ranking military personnel. The participants of the event started off by paying tribute to the memory freedom fighters fallen in actions, putting a wreath and flowers at the memorial perpetuating their triumph.Subsequently Seyran Ohanyan and personnel accompanying him, were briefed on the weaponry and heavy armoured vehicles currently used by the engineering troops as well as garments and other professional equipment used in anti-mining. They also watched a demonstration of mine-detection training. During the ceremony, congratulatory remarks were given by the former and current leaders of the military unit who presented chronology of formation and development of the unit, emphasizing importance of the work that sappers do. Dedicated to the anniversary, Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan congratulated engineer-sapper troops and emphasized the service rendered by the servicemen of the engineering troops, highlighting that their professional skills ensure the security of actions of the other branches. Within the framework of the event, award ceremony took place during which a number of servicemen of the engineering troops were awarded departmental medals, certificates and valuable gifts by the order of the Minister of Defence for the services rendered to Motherland.