ArmInfo.Armenian Minister of DefenseDavid Tonoyan instructed the Military Prosecutor's Office to address the voicedon the eve of the facts of the parliamentary commission on defense, national security and internal affairs.
The press secretary of the Ministry of Defense Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote about this on his Facebook page.Recall that on the eve of the meeting of the commission a deputy from the ruling My Step bloc Tigran Karapetyan said about cases of hindering the development of the domestic military industrial complex by certain interested persons involved in the import of weapons and equipment. Karapetyan informed that the Canadian-American company "Straight Group" has been trying to organize the production of armored vehicles in Armenia for a year, but some people constantly interfere with it.
"I ask you to find out who these people are and to prevent them from interfering in these processes. We are ready to assist you in this matter," said Karapetyan, addressing Deputy Minister Gabriel Balayan, who was present at the meeting. He also stressed that obstacles are also being put in the way of the production of domestic body armor, since "certain" people earn money on importing imported analogues. Karapetyan also reported on obstacles in the work of the Optoelektrik Scientific and Production Association. "Certain people are trying to achieve the cessation of the production of domestic armored panels and replace them with the import of foreign analogues," said the deputy, promising to give specific names if the issue is not resolved. After listening to the deputy, Gabriel Balayan promised to report on the situation to Minister David Tonoyan. He also stated that he was familiar with the problems posed in the production of domestic bulletproof vests. "I think I even know who this is about," the deputy minister assured.
Meanwhile, Artsrun Hovhannisyan wrote: "As for the concerns voiced during the meeting regarding obstacles to the activities of economic entities in the military-industrial complex, we state that all investments in this sphere were carried out with the direct participation and assistance of the Ministry of Defense This also applies to the company that was mentioned during the meeting. "Note that, according to leaked information in the media, the international company "Straight Group" was convicted several times in the illegal trade in arms and equipment. The relevant data is in the UN report from 2012.