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Idea of arming Armenian border villagers gains support (updated)
July 25, 2014 - 14:37 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Thursday, July
24, with the members of the Public Council to discuss the immigration
problem, its causes and ways of prevention. The meeting also focused
on Armenia's joining the Eurasian Economic Union, border security,
environment, electricity price hike, funded pensions as well as
constitutional reforms.
The border security got special attention, causing hot debate
regarding a possibility of arming the residents of border villages.
President Sargsyan, however, spoke against any initiative of the kind.
Earlier, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said that all the
possible routes from Azerbaijan to Karvachar area of Nagorno Karabakh
will be mined.
"The Nagorno Karabakh defense army is taking appropriate measures to
discover possible routes of penetration from Azerbaijan into
Karvachar, including work on mining of those paths," Ohanyan said.
"The alert level on the frontline has been raised. Commanders of the
NKR defense army are taking all necessary measures. Population is
warned accordingly."
Meanwhile, former commander of Arabo detachment Manvel Yeghiazaryan
said he supports the idea of arming the residents of Armenia's border
villages.
"It's erroneous to think that weapons can results in increase of the
crime rate in the area," he believes.
Yeghiazaryan also supported Tavush province governor's offer to invite
diplomats and representatives of international organizations to visit
the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, where "they can see everything with
their own eyes."
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/181069/
July 25, 2014 - 14:37 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met Thursday, July
24, with the members of the Public Council to discuss the immigration
problem, its causes and ways of prevention. The meeting also focused
on Armenia's joining the Eurasian Economic Union, border security,
environment, electricity price hike, funded pensions as well as
constitutional reforms.
The border security got special attention, causing hot debate
regarding a possibility of arming the residents of border villages.
President Sargsyan, however, spoke against any initiative of the kind.
Earlier, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan said that all the
possible routes from Azerbaijan to Karvachar area of Nagorno Karabakh
will be mined.
"The Nagorno Karabakh defense army is taking appropriate measures to
discover possible routes of penetration from Azerbaijan into
Karvachar, including work on mining of those paths," Ohanyan said.
"The alert level on the frontline has been raised. Commanders of the
NKR defense army are taking all necessary measures. Population is
warned accordingly."
Meanwhile, former commander of Arabo detachment Manvel Yeghiazaryan
said he supports the idea of arming the residents of Armenia's border
villages.
"It's erroneous to think that weapons can results in increase of the
crime rate in the area," he believes.
Yeghiazaryan also supported Tavush province governor's offer to invite
diplomats and representatives of international organizations to visit
the Armenian-Azerbaijani border, where "they can see everything with
their own eyes."
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/181069/