Defense minister votes for “everlasting peace”

Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan cast his ballot in the parliamentary elections on Sunday, saying he voted for “Armenian soldiers to serve in a peaceful Armenia.”

Papikyan, a senior member of the Civil Contract party, told reporters at the polling station that he voted for “final, everlasting peace.”

“I voted for final, everlasting peace, as well as for Armenian soldiers to serve in a peaceful Armenia,” Papikyan said.