Armenia’s Minister of Defense Vagharshak Harutyunyan today visited the National Defense Research University of the Ministry of Defense.

Head of the University, Major General Genady Tavaratsyan presented the functions, as well as the educational and prospective programs of the University.

The defense minister talked to the officers undergoing training at the University and attached importance to not only their professional knowledge, but also the role of officers vested with knowledge about regional security and analytical skills in making decisions for solving security crises.

Harutyunyan also paid a visit to the workplace of the commission for specifying and collecting data of servicemen captured or missing during military operations (the commission is located in the premises of the University) and was told about the current activities. The chairman of the commission, Major General Artur Simonyan presented the past and current activities of the commission, and Harutyunyan attached importance to the activities.