YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS. Armenian Armed Forces must one of the best throughout the world, “Armenpress” reports President of Armenia, leader of the RPA Serzh Sargsyan mentioned in his speech at the 16th convention of the party. “We have the key precondition for that, an irreplaceable wealth – our brave soldiers and officers. Military conscripts are the future of our country, they are our future ministers and prime ministers, our scientists and businessmen, our officers and governors. Military service skills together with education – this is our tomorrow's society that developed from now in front all of us”, “Armenpress” reports the President saying.

According to Serzh Sargsyan, a new and powerful intellectual layer has developed among us which did not exist previously. “This layer is our military personnel, which becomes a valuable segment of our elite. Becoming part of the nation’s intellectual and political elite must become the desire of our best educated youth. An officer enjoys reputation in the society since his biography is a story of how to be successful in life”, the President of Armenia said, adding that the newly appointed Defense Minister who has already become a member of the Republican Party takes  measures to improve the promotion procedure of officers, particularly young officers.

“The army must become and I am convinced it will rapidly become a standard of justice within our society and all our steps will be directed at that goal”, Serzh Sargsyan said.

Referring to the newly appointed Defense Minister, President Sargsyan added that Vigen Sargsyan has given a good start in his post. “We have discussed numerous defense questions for a long time and agreed upon that apart from current issues of army’s combat readiness that must constantly be under attention, within a short period of time we must manage to record a crucial progress in the spheres of purchases, military education, and the activities of military medical institutions. We shape a modern army today thank to military-technical, technological and cadre modernization within the Armed Forces. In the recent period the military arsenal of our army has seriously changed. Be sure, we will spare no resources for the modernization of our army”, the President of Armenia stated.