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A significant proportion of the underlying causes of negative incidents in the armed forces are not directly related to the military itself, and addressing the issue requires broader socio-psychological change in society, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said when commenting on non-combat deaths in the army.
“I see the solution in changing the socio-psychology of our society, because I have had the opportunity to say that the origins of approximately 70% of the incidents occurring in the army are not related to the army itself,” Pashinyan told reporters.
According to the prime minister, the officer corps also bears responsibility, but each case must be examined individually.
“The officer corps has its share of responsibility, but every individual case should be considered separately. In general, this is not the first time I have expressed my position on this issue. It is, of course, a problem that we must resolve,” he said.
Pashinyan stressed that the problem has persisted regardless of changes in officials or even governments.
“Unfortunately, ministers change, even governments change, but this problem remains. That means the causes are much deeper than we generally tend to imagine when dealing with these issues,” the prime minister said.