Armenian Defense Minister: "While developing program of reformation of Armed Forces it is necessary to take into account the friendly attitude to our neighbors"

During the session of the collegium of the Armenian Defense Ministry the discussed were issued connected with conduction of reforms in the Armenian armed forces and consistent raising the combativeness level of the national army, said spokesman for the Ministry, colonel Seyran Shahsuvaryan.

He said during the meeting the Defense Minister Seyran Oganian instructed each department of the Ministry to work out a long-term program of works for months and years.

"While working out the program it is necessary to take into account the complex geopolitical state in the region, atmosphere ruling here and friendly attitude to our neighbors. Responsible and huge work is expected to be done", noted Oganian.

The Defense Minister also drew attention of the participants on a number of regulations, which should be taken into account while developing additions to the program of defense reforms.

According to the Defense Ministry, the work on coordination of issues, included into the program of defense reforms  should be continued by a renewed commission, led by chief of the head command, including  representatives of operative chains on regulation of army corpses with participation of due commanders and chiefs, department of international military cooperation and defense programs and further with active participation of the department for strategic planning of the armed forces development.

Oganian instructed to convene commissions at least once a month, regularly discuss defense reforms, record each session and report to him personally.  

"On par with it, by due orders of the chief of the head command, deputy defense minister, commanders of the Armenian corps, it is necessary to create commissions to work out proposals, on structure and composition of the leading chains of subsidiary military units', noted the minister.

Oganian informed that the structure of the central board of the Ministry of Defense and head office of the armed forces to be introduced to the president for approval will be discussed in the coming days after which it will be sent for ratification by the government of the country.

"One of the basic documents will be the plan of armed forces development, which will be introduced as a state program for development of Armenian armed forces for 2010-2015", Oqanian announced.

The session heard speeches of chief of the head command of Armenian armed forces, first deputy defense minister Yuri Khachaturov, deputy defense ministers Ara Nazaryan, lieutenant-general Alik Mirzabekyan, chiefs of departments, training units commanders.

They noted in their speeches that all planned measures have been almost executed by June 1 of 2008, with issues of the first stage of reforms-provision of legislative field fully settled.

/Novosti-Armenia/