Thursday, February 1 2024 22:29

ArmInfo. Armenia must strengthen its army, make it combat-ready to protect itsterritorial integrity,  sovereignty and independence. And the territorial integrity of the Republic of Armenia is identical to the territorial integrity of the Armenian SSR. RA Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan stated in an  interview with the Public Radio of Armenia. 

The Prime Minister pointed out that ensuring the security of the  state is the number one task of any government. In modern conditions,  the issue is especially relevant for many countries of the world.   According to Pashinyan, this goal can be achieved, first of all, by  carrying out reforms in the country's Armed Forces and strengthening  the power of the army. The second important tool for ensuring  security is diplomacy, <the country's foreign relations>. The issue  of legitimacy should be added to the list, he noted.  "For me,  legitimacy is expressed in the internationally recognized borders of  Armenia," Pashinyan said. It is in the context of this point that the  Prime Minister calls for considering the abovementioned security  tools.

"If you have a strong and combat-ready army to achieve legitimate  goals, no one can tell you why you are strengthening your army. If  you set a task, the purpose of which the external environment, the  international community may doubt it, then you may have many  problems," he noted.

Thus, the head of the Cabinet emphasized, no one can blame the  Republic of Armenia for strengthening the army if the goal is to  ensure the security of the country. But, if this is done, for  example, "to restore historical justice," a reasonable question  arises as to why others should allow the country to strengthen its  army.