ArmInfo.Armenia will never again purchase used weapons. Chairman of the National Assembly Committee on Defense and Security Andranik Kocharyan stated on November 15 in the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia during discussions on the draft state budget of the country for 2024.
According to him, in general, the 2024 budget can be considered as a security budget. He, in particular, noted the significant amount of fortification work to strengthen defensive positions. "If as much work had been carried out in the previous 26 years as in recent years, the border line of the 44-day war would have passed through a different area. Today capital investments are aimed at solving this problem, which has not been done for a very long time," the parliamentarian said.
Andranik Kocharyan emphasized that budget expenditures allocated for foreign intelligence should be available to the commission on defense and security issues, they should be discussed behind closed doors.
According to the draft state budget of Armenia, in 2024, 555 billion drams will be allocated to the needs of the country's defense department, which is 10% higher than the current year's allocations.