Welcoming the participants of the gathering , Defence Minsiter Davit Tonoyan spoke of the role and significance of such annual gatherings in the context of improving the knowledge of the army leadership and delivered a speech entitled "The military-political situation in the region and  possible developments".

He spoke of the main security challenges for Armenia and Artsakh, including military threats, the possible developments with regard to regional interests and conflicts and the main factors ensuring favourable negotiating conditions for Armenia in the ’s position in the process of the  Nagorno-Karabakh conflict peaceful settlement process.