Tuesday, August 24 2021 11:55

ArmInfo. In Armenia, the delegations of six countries participating in the international stage of the Warrior of Peace competition of the International Army Games 2021 held a national patriotic action "House of Friendship".

According to the RF Ministry of Defense, during the event in the atrium of the Monte Melkonyan Military- Sports Lyceum in Dilijan, the participants of the competition presented unique expositions and got acquainted with the cultural traditions of Russia, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Greece and Qatar.  "Our peaceful competition is  the best indicator of trust between countries and their armed forces. Let the soldiers of our armies continue to meet at such events, and let their geography expand as much as possible, "emphasized the head of the Russian delegation, Colonel Mikhail Dosugov.

In addition, as part of the House of Friendship campaign, pupils of the All-Russian children's and youth military-patriotic public movement Yunarmiya from the school of the Russian Ministry of Defense of the Gyumri garrison, where the Russian military base of the Southern Military District is located, held a creative music and dance flash mob. Also, artistic groups of the participating countries and the Song and Dance Ensemble of the Southern Military District performed musical and dance numbers for the participants in the "Warrior of Peace" competition.

The program of the competition is designed for 14 days and includes the military-sports competition "Athlete", competitions in the subjects of combat training "Professional" and "Sniper", the intellectual tour "Erudite" and the literary-artistic and dance-creative talent competition "Cavalier" ( <Madame>).  On September 1, the ceremony of awarding and encouraging the winners based on the results of all stages of the "Warrior of Peace"  competition, as well as a gala concert with the participation of Armenian pop stars and the song and dance ensemble of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia will take place. The 2021 International Army Games will be held from August 22 to September 4 on the territory of 11 states (Russia, Algeria, Armenia, Belarus, Vietnam, Iran, Qatar,  Kazakhstan, China, Serbia, Uzbekistan).  In total, more than 5 thousand servicemen, consisting of 277 teams from 42 countries, take part in 34 competitions of ARMI-2021.