Opposition MP criticval of demonstration of Armenia`s defensive  fortifications for `ruling Civil Contract party`s election campaign`

ArmInfo. The demonstration of the features and structure of Armenia's defensive fortifications for the sake of the ruling Civil Contract party's election campaign devalues the idea and the fact that they are unpredictable for the  enemy. This was written on his Facebook page by Tigran Abrahamyan, a  member of the Armenian parliament from the opposition "I Have the  Honor" faction, in response to Armenian Defense Minister Suren  Papikyan's publication of fortified areas on the border.

The MP noted that the detailed demonstration of these fortifications  and their functional significance to the entire world recalled an  event of the recent past. "Two years ago, together with several  opposition MPs, we went to inspect the first examples of the  fortifications. Upon our return, we prepared a joint statement  outlining our observations and identified shortcomings," Abrahamyan  recalled.

One of the key points they emphasized, according to the MP, was the  need to take measures to combat sabotage, which implied visible  actions on the structure's exterior. However, as Abrahamyan recalled,  the Ministry of Defense then told them that such work was not being  carried out so that the enemy would not notice the presence of a  military facility in the area.

"This explanation even seemed frivolous back then, especially  considering that large-scale work had been underway just a few  kilometers from the enemy for two years, which, naturally, had been  recorded by them. Now, against the backdrop of these propaganda  videos, the entire process looks like a farce. For the sake of an  election campaign, the enemy is being shown the features and  structure of defensive structures, which devalues the very idea and  the element of unpredictability for the enemy," the opposition leader  concluded.

Papikyan previously presented the defensive structures of the  Armenian Armed Forces on the Armenian Ministry of Defense's social  media platforms and on his personal accounts.