ArmInfo. The policemen going on duty to the Armenian- Azerbaijani state border will receive additional monetary allowance. The head of the Armenian Police Valery Osipyan stated this during a press conference in Yerevan on August 21.
At the same time, the RA Police Chief explained that they will receive as much as the serviceman who is in the trenches. Osipyan again reminded that the first group of police forces will go on alert duty to Tavush region on August 23 for a period of 14 days. He also noted that the police will be on duty in Armenia.
Asked about the reasons for the decision, Osipyan said: "I am convinced that any Armenian who can help the country's armed forces, regardless of the form in which it is expressed, from financial assistance to service in the ranks of them - carries out a mission. Our armed forces are among the best in the region and I fully trust them. The proposal to send the police forces that were not used in the events in Yerevan came from the prime minister. We examined it, conducted an analysis, and it was accepted unanimously Noah decision to support this proposal, and to make a contribution to the defense of the Motherland. "
The head of the police also noted that the female staff of the department headed by him reproached him for being biased, in connection with the fact that first of all the employees of the stronger sex are sent on duty.
The fact that the Armenian police will go on combat duty to the forefront became known in early June this year. Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan, commenting on this information, said in particular: "You know that the police forces belong to a different kind of armed forces." Now the need has arisen to involve them in the implementation of combat duty, because the Defense Ministry is working on interesting solutions for the organization combat duty ".