Armenian Defense Minister: "The military divisions of Armenia are no worse than the divisions, operating through 70 years of the Soviet period, for their military training"

"Since the first days Armenian servicemen have held military actions in line with the requirements of the modern military science and mobility of the troops received special attention", said Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan during a meeting with the youth, organized by the Alliance civil initiative.

"Being a young army, both during war and after it, we managed to create structures and military divisions, which are no worse than the divisions, operating through 70 years of the Soviet period for their the level of combativeness", said Oghanyan.

"Through the past year we attempted to assess all those traditions and values, which have formed in the result of the national liberation movement and the army construction. All these values and traditions are peculiar of the most powerful armies of the world, considering the capacities and the scales of each state", said the Minister.

He noted that the peculiarity of the Armenian army, created in 1992, was its unity with people.

"At the current stage of development we have reached the stage, when reforms are needed for the further preservation and development of combativeness. If a state adheres to modern advanced criteria and democratic norms, the army should adhere to the advanced criteria of modern armies", said Ohanyan.

He noted that in a contemporary fight two factors allow to reach success - soldiers, as well as armament and military technique.

"A soldier, who is on the front, plays a decisive role. In this connection, we try to modernize our forces on par with the raised military training of the servicemen and special divisions", said the Minister.

"In period of my activity, it is all conducted fairly and openly, certainly, based on the army confidentiality regime", added he.

/Novosti-Armenia/