Pashinyan announces planned personnel changes in several structures  of Defense Ministry

ArmInfo. Personnel changes are expected at the Armenian Ministry of Defense, as stated by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan  while answering journalists'  questions about the government's measures in response to the increasing number of non-combat deaths of servicemen.

It should be noted that today, the Ministry of Defense reported the  death of a soldier, whose body was found with a gunshot wound. This  brings the total number of deaths since the beginning of the year to  31, 11 of which are classified as military service-related, and 19 as  unrelated. The circumstances of today's case are being investigated.

The Prime Minister reported that this morning, before the government  meeting, discussions were held with the Minister of Defense, after  which a decision was made to make personnel changes in the Military  Police and the Department of Moral and Psychological Suppport. "We  intend to conduct a detailed analysis of why efforts in this area are  not producing the desired results," he said, noting that officials  will be held personally accountable for the incident. At the same  time, the head of government noted that he does not believe the  Minister of Defense and the Chief of the General Staff are not making  sufficient efforts to address this problem.