ArmInfo. RA Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan, who is on a working visit to Russia, took part in the "House of Friendship" campaign held on the territory of the Alabino military training ground near Moscow, where the countries participating in the International Army Games presented their cultural pavilions.
As reported by the press service of the RA Ministry of Defense, Arshak Karapetyan got acquainted with the historical and cultural exhibits presented in the Armenian pavilion, examined the pavilions of other participating countries.
Then, the Minister of Defense of Armenia visited the "Patriot" center, where the military-technical conference- exhibition "Army 2021" is being held. The Minister of Defense of Armenia examined the exhibition halls of the enterprises of the military-industrial complex, got acquainted with the presented weapons. The Minister of Defense also held a number of working meetings with heads of defense industry enterprises.
The 2021 International Army Games started on August 22 and will last until 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 ARMY-2021.