ArmInfo.Seeing the reality one has to show will, Armenia's Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan stated at a meeting of the Standing Committee on Defense and Security, RA Parliament, on March 15.
It is primarily Armenian nationhood that is in question, and the army is one of its main constituents, the minister said.
In response to opposition MPs' questions about the unsatisfactory state on the frontline, Mr Papikyan agreed that the equipment is far from being perfect. However, all the necessary engineering and reinforcement works are being carried out. Hundreds of kilometers of roads toward the front-line positions have been constructed. Tremendous work has to be done in Armenia's army, and Minister Suren Papikyan, who "assumed the responsibility [is] determined to accomplish the task."