President Sargsyan: Last year Armenian Armed Forces received modern armaments and guarantees of future supplies

YEREVAN, MARCH 21, ARMENPRESS. Presidentof Armenia,Commander-in-Chief of Armed Forces Serzh Sargsyan attended the launch of Armed Forces Command Staff operational assemblies at the administrative complex of the Defense Ministry on March 21. The Commanders of all the Army Corpses, heads of power structures, leadership of military institutes, as well as other officials of state administration and local self-government bodies participated in the assembly.

As “Armenpress” was informed from the Department of Public Affairs and Mass Media of Republic of Armenia President’s Office, Defense Minister of Armenia Seyran Ohanyan reported to the President on the agenda of the assemblies. According to the Minister, the assemblies will terminate with tactical command-staff military exercises, during which the current regional political-military situation will be considered.

The President greeted the attendees of the assembly and highlighted the event from different perspectives, including the one that the assemblies must lead to the harmonization of cooperation between the Armed Forces and other power structures, as well as local self-government bodies. The attendees will also have an opportunity to get acquainted with the developments in different sectors of the defense sphere and urgent issues, as well as exchange ideas over them. The President attached great importance to the assembly considering the ongoing regional developments that have an impact on Armenia’s security environment and the domestic situation after the adoption of the new Constitution and change of governance system.

In his speech, the President referred to the Constitutional changes after the referendum held at the end of last year and highlighted holding discussions during the operational assemblies about the reforms that aim at preventing threats against the Republic of Armenia.

The President also referred to the escalation of the situation on the contact line last year, as well as the situation surrounding Armenia, Syria and Ukraine. “At the end of the year Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia received modern armaments and guarantees of future supplies”, the President said, attaching greater importance to the new concept called “Deterring the armed confrontation”.

The President wished the participants of the assembly productive work and active participation and answered various questions of the participants.