On the 18th of April, 2010, by the order of the RA Minister of Defence the soldiers of the National Army did cleaning and improvement work of the monuments and other historical places around Armenia, devoted to the International Day for Preserving Monuments and Sites. This cleaning and improvement work was also aimed at introducing the solders to the historical-cultural values of Armenia.

In the morning of 18 April, in order to watch the cleaning and improvement work by the soldiers, the RA Minister of Defence Seyran Ohanyan visited the area around the Statue of Vardan Mamikonyan in “Circular Park” of Yerevan. Here the students of the RA MoD Military Aviation institute after Marshal Armenak Khanperyants worked with zeal and pride. They followed the principle that architectural monuments ought to be preserved with care and be passed to the coming generations. RA MoD Department of Information and Public Affairs