ArmInfo. Of course, our armed forces are numerous, however, at the same time, having also the corresponding challenges, we are forced to keep a large army. On January 28, Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan said this in an interview with journalists in the Erablur military pantheon.
The Minister stressed that in Armenia there should be an army disproportionate by all international standards with the country's population. <We will do our best to improve the compulsory military, as well as contractual service system. There is no other option, and today, we have no opportunities for a full transition to contract service, "stressed Tonoyan.
Tonoyan also touched upon the statements of the former Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan that the publications related to the March 1, 2008 case, primarily strike the army. <Naturally, this affects the mood of the staff of the Armed Forces. But as I noted, we are all overcoming and doing more than ever, "the minister concluded.