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  • BAKU: ROA DM: Armenian armed forces battle worthy and ready

    Today, Azerbaijan
    Jan 28 2008


    Armenian Minister of Defense: "Armenian armed forces are battle
    worthy and ready to ensure the security of the Armenian people"

    28 January 2008 [16:49] - Today.Az

    Armenian armed forces demonstrated their battle worthiness in the
    wartime and after it and was successful in the fulfillment of all
    tasks set before it.



    According to the Armenian Minister of Defense, the Armenian army is
    effective, strong and battle-worthy.

    "The battle-worthiness of our army is proven by the fact that despite
    the militaristic statements of neighbor countries, they can not
    manage without statements, as they are not able to undertake definite
    steps", Mikael Arutyunyan said. At the same time, he noted that
    "Armenian armed forces are battle worthy and ready to ensure the
    security of the Armenian people".

    The Defense Minister also does not agree with the statements that in
    the near future the Armenian army may be composed of only hired
    servicemen.

    "In order to pass to this stage, it is necessary to form a strong
    economy, the state which would be able to keep the army", the Defense
    Minister announced and added that the transfer of the army to the
    contract basis, depends also on the regional factors, along with
    financial ones.

    Touching upon the announcements of the first President of Armenia
    Levon Ter-Petrosyan about the reduction of the army, the Minister of
    Defense announced that it is impossible in Armenia to reduce the
    number of soldiers down to 10,000. "The government can not undertake
    this step, as it is an issue of security of the population", Mikael
    Arutyunyan said.

    /Regnum/


    URL: http://www.today.az/news/politics/42693.html
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