Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan attended the housewarming ceremony for a new residential building intended for servicemen and their families in Shirak Province, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia reports.

The minister congratulated these officers, and he expressed a conviction that the social security programs for the servicemen are ongoing and they greatly contribute to the full realization of military service and to the increase of the combat-readiness of the servicemen.

Tonoyan also visited the construction site of a sports and cultural complex being built on the territory of the 102nd Russian military base in Gyumri. This complex will be operational in several months, and the servicemen and their families will have the opportunity to spend their leisure time there.