Accompanied by deputies of the Chief of GS AF, Lieutenant-Generals Haykaz Baghmanyan and Stepan Galstyan, including other high-ranking officers, ARM Defence Minister Seyran Ohanyan paid a visit to one of the aviation units. The Minister acquainted himself with the command staff in the pilots’ preflight preparation classroom and touched upon the achievements and issues of the military aviation, as well as pilots’ professional preparation related matters. Having heard the issues and recommendations of the command staff, Seyran Ohanyan gave a set of instructions. Subsequently, they visited one of the anti-tank artillery units where the Minister of Defence spoke about the commander-soldiers relations, strategies adopted by the enemy and generally about the Armenian Army’s mission. Seyran Ohanyan took interest in the daily lives of the soldiers, their social and living conditions, and inspected the training facilities. Within the framework of his visit the Minister also went to the Regional Municipality of Shirak, where he met with the parents of the 10 best conscript soldiers. Throughout this event, Mr.Ohanyan presented the ongoing reforms in the army, emphasized on the role of conscripts in this process and extended his deepest gratitude to the parents for raising such patriotic young men. Seyran Ohanyan awarded the parents with certificates of appreciation and granted a short holiday to their sons for their diligent service. The next visit was in the academic unit named after Marshal Baghdasaryan. The Minister was presented with the current issues and ongoing preparation works for this year’s “Unbroken Brotherhood” CSTO military exercises. Besides analyzing the sanitary conditions of the barracks, the medical center and the canteen, the Minister of Defence attended the workshop on the maintenance and operation of the new simulator. In the military unit, Seyran Ohanyan met with conscripts drafted from Armavir and their parents. Finally, their last destination was at the engineering unit, where the ARM Defence Minister gave suggestions on a number of issues and outlined the main working areas for the command staff.