The Armenian army, the only guarantor of our statehood, is 32 years old

The Armenian army, which has been built up at the cost of many lives, which has always been the guarantor of our statehood, peace and security, is celebrating its 32nd anniversary today.

Army raising process in Armenia was put in train with the outbreak of the first Artsakh war; it was formed in the years when independence was being restored.

On Jan. 28, 1992, the RA Ministry of Defense was established. Vazgen Sargsyan was appointed the first defense minister. Thousands of Armenian officers from a number of former USSR countries returned to their homeland to join the national army.