ArmInfo.The mortality rate in the armed forces of Armenia should be reduced by all available means, although it is impossible to completely eliminate this problem.
This was stated by Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan during a meeting with the Armenian community in New York, Voice of America reported."This is inevitable, since they are young, and the conditions in which they are located cannot be changed on the basis of purely financial difficulties," the minister stressed.Tonoyan stressed that it is necessary to fight criminal morals, the manifestation of which we could observe in one of the military units in Meghri.
"They are so blooming that they began to grow hemp in a military unit," the head of the Armenian Defense Ministry said.David Tonoyan also noted the need to increase the role of women in the army.Regarding the role of the diaspora in the implementation of programs in the army, mainly in the form of donations, the Minister of Defense said: "Most of all, I don't like the situation with donations for the Armed Forces.