Suren Papikyan: It seems that representatives of several Armenian  opposition forces have received a letter of instruction from a  certain center to talk about the disintegration of the army

ArmInfo. It seems that representatives of several Armenian opposition forces have received a letter of instruction from a certain center to talk about the security and disintegration of the army, as stated by the RA Defense  Minister, Suren Papikyan during a government hour on March 25, in response to a question from Babken Tunyan, a deputy from the ruling "Civil Contract" faction.

According to Papikyan, the reality differs greatly from the  opposition's vision. "They simply found a weak point in our  behavior-our modesty and the fact that the defense sector is a closed  system," the defense minister said. He noted that from 1998 to 2018,  during the 20 years of Robert Kocharyan and Serzh Sargsyan's  presidencies, the funding volumes for the purchase of weapons and  military equipment were 5.4 times lower than in 2022-2025. So, those  who receive manuals and instructions, look at the numbers and tell me  what you're doing. So shut your mouths and sit quietly," Suren  Papikyan said, also pointing out the reform programs in the country's  armed forces.