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ARMENIA DOES NOT SEEK ARMS RACE - SERZH SARGSYAN
NEWS.AM
February 04, 2013 | 15:55
YEREVAN.- Armenia is not going to lead the arms race, presidential
candidate Serzh Sargsyan said during the meeting with voters in Masis.
Armenia is acquiring arms in case of necessity, he said, or it can
provide everything for the army itself.
He pointed at a long-standing fund ~SMartik~T (Fighter) which is
collecting voluntary donations from individuals. Defense Minster
and Catholicos have the right to spend money from the fund with the
approval of President.
President noted that over the years the fund has collected a
few million dollars, but the government did not consider it a
priority source of financing of the army, the Armenian News-NEWS.am
correspondent reports from Masis.
~STo say the army needs other funding, in addition to the public one,
is to give a reason to remarks that we do not have enough money for
the army. Azerbaijan constantly claims that Armenia has no money,
and soon there will be no people here. There is an impression that
Azerbaijani people from Imishli to Agstafa are allegedly living in
prosperity, while in Armenia people have to work from morning to night
just to get a piece of bread. Therefore, let everyone know that we
can bear our defense spending. We have a large army but this is for
security reasons,~T he said.
NEWS.AM
February 04, 2013 | 15:55
YEREVAN.- Armenia is not going to lead the arms race, presidential
candidate Serzh Sargsyan said during the meeting with voters in Masis.
Armenia is acquiring arms in case of necessity, he said, or it can
provide everything for the army itself.
He pointed at a long-standing fund ~SMartik~T (Fighter) which is
collecting voluntary donations from individuals. Defense Minster
and Catholicos have the right to spend money from the fund with the
approval of President.
President noted that over the years the fund has collected a
few million dollars, but the government did not consider it a
priority source of financing of the army, the Armenian News-NEWS.am
correspondent reports from Masis.
~STo say the army needs other funding, in addition to the public one,
is to give a reason to remarks that we do not have enough money for
the army. Azerbaijan constantly claims that Armenia has no money,
and soon there will be no people here. There is an impression that
Azerbaijani people from Imishli to Agstafa are allegedly living in
prosperity, while in Armenia people have to work from morning to night
just to get a piece of bread. Therefore, let everyone know that we
can bear our defense spending. We have a large army but this is for
security reasons,~T he said.