ArmInfo.At the March 21 meeting, the Government of Armenia issued a negative opinion on the draft law "On Amendments and Additions to the Law" On Military Service and Status of a Military Person "submitted by the Prosperous Armenia faction members.
Presenting the position of the RA government, Minister of Defense Davit Tonoyan noted that according to the amendments, soldiers of the contract servicemen with service experience of at least one year can carry out combat duty. Meanwhile, as the Minister noted, the training of the servicemen of the Armenian armed forces is carried out in the framework of the training stages. On the orders of the Minister of Defense, during the first five months, the training of conscripts for combat duty is carried out. As a result, the soldier receives the necessary and sufficient training for combat duty. In this regard, the proposal of the MPs may adversely affect both the military training of military personnel and the performance of tasks for combat duty.
Davit Tonoyan also said that the Armenian Ministry of Defense is discussing the issue of changing the term of service for conscripts. "The ministry of defense is discussing the issue of reducing the service life for conscripts involved in combat duty, and, conversely, extending the term of compulsory service for servicemen not involved in combat duty," Davit Tonoyan said.