YEREVAN. – The Minister of Defense of Armenia, Seyran Ohanyan, on Wednesday received a group of athlete soldiers, and he encouraged them with valuable gifts and Ministry of Defense medals.

Ohanyan handed these awards to the athlete soldiers for achieving high results in major international sporting events, and holding high the honor of Armenia and the Armenian Armed Forces.

The minister noted that the Armenian army is able to prove its high-level combat-readiness not solely during its daily military service, but with the successes it achieves in physical training and sports.

Seyran Ohanyan assured that the Armenian Armed Forces’ command will continue paying serious attention to physical training and sports, collaborating with all sports organizations, and contributing to increasing the success of Armenian athlete soldiers.