YEREVAN. – Armenian capital city Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan issued a congratulatory message Monday, in connection with Army Day. 

 “Our army, which today is considered the most combat-ready in the region, was formed at a key and an accountable period for the Armenian people. There are small number of armies in the world that have formed in parallel with being at war and, also, become a triumphant army. The Armenian army is one of these unique [armies], and glory and honor to all those devotees that fought with devotion and yet again conquered—even at the cost of [their] lives—some part of our historic homeland and the fame of the triumphant Armenian army alike.      

Also, the existence of the Armenian army is one of the most significant accomplishments of our independent state, which [that is, the Armenian army] is the guarantor of the very same independence, the stability of our state and, also, of the regional stability and peace.   

May the Armenian soldier no longer need to use, at war, his brilliant track-record in the art of war,” the Yerevan mayor’s message reads in particular.