Military parade in Yerevan displays the power of Armenian armed forces
21.09.2011,
20:05
An unprecedented military parade dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence was held today in Republic Square in Yerevan.
YEREVAN, September 21. / ARKA /. An unprecedented military parade dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Armenia’s independence was held today in Republic Square in Yerevan.
It was watched by high-level military and political leadership of the country headed by president Serzh Sargsyan.
Among those present were the president of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan, the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and the Catholicos of Cilicia Aram I.
The parade was steered by the chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov. According to some reports, about four thousand troops and over 300 pieces of military equipment, including sophisticated weapons, like tactical missiles Tochka-U, Smertch rocket systems, operational-tactical missile system 9K72 Elbrus, mobile anti-aircraft missile system S-300, heavy artillery, modern self-propelled howitzers, antitank missiles, air defense systems, fighters and choppers were displayed.
Army chaplains also participated in the parade that demonstrated the achievement of the Armenian army over the 20 years of independence, the power of the Armenian armed forces, considered one of the most combat-ready in the region. -0-
It was watched by high-level military and political leadership of the country headed by president Serzh Sargsyan.
Among those present were the president of the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic Bako Sahakyan, the Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II and the Catholicos of Cilicia Aram I.
The parade was steered by the chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces, Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov. According to some reports, about four thousand troops and over 300 pieces of military equipment, including sophisticated weapons, like tactical missiles Tochka-U, Smertch rocket systems, operational-tactical missile system 9K72 Elbrus, mobile anti-aircraft missile system S-300, heavy artillery, modern self-propelled howitzers, antitank missiles, air defense systems, fighters and choppers were displayed.
Army chaplains also participated in the parade that demonstrated the achievement of the Armenian army over the 20 years of independence, the power of the Armenian armed forces, considered one of the most combat-ready in the region. -0-
