YEREVAN. - Armenia's Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and Lieutenant-General Yuri Khachaturov, who is also the Chief of the Armenian Armed Forces General Staff, today continued their working visits to military unions and garrisons.

The work carried out in 2015 was summed up during the Military Council session of the 1st and 4th military unions. The commanders and their deputies made reports and delivered speeches at the session, touching on issues related to the combat readiness, military discipline, organization and implementation of military duty, etc.

For their part, Minister Ohanyan and Lieutenant-General Yuri Khachaturov noted that the positive achievements recorded during the year must serve as a guideline for the future work, while certain shortcomings require consistent work.

Summing up the results of the Military Council sessions, Seyran Ohanyan said that all the issues raised related to the combat readiness of the army. According to him, the army carries out its task first of all by strongly maintaining the inaccessibility of the borders and ensuring the safety of the people.   

During the Military Council sessions, a number of servicemen were awarded for high- level and conscientious service.