Anahit Avanesyan: Militar y service is honor and great life lesson  that cannot be replaced by anything

ArmInfo. Armenian Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan responded to the statement by Andranik Kocharyan, a representative of the ruling Civil Contract party and  chairman of the parliamentary Standing Committee on Defense and  Security, about military service.

Noting that she is the mother of two soldiers, a fact of which she is  very proud, she admitted that she felt great pain from Kocharyan's  careless statement. "I consider it necessary to emphasize that our  worthy and bright young men serve in the Armenian Army, who prefer to  fulfill their duty to the Motherland even before completing their  education," the Minister of Health wrote, wishing all soldiers a  successful service.

As a reminder, the day before, Andranik Kocharyan, responding to  journalists' questions about why his son did not serve in the army,  stated that he was exempted from service due to his knowledge.  Emphasizing that his son is a highly qualified specialist, Kocharyan,  addressing the journalist, added: "If you possessed such knowledge,  you would not have served either."

This statement sparked a wave of discontent in Armenian society. The  following day, the parliamentarian apologized, explaining that he  only wanted to emphasize how highly the Armenian state values  education and scientific activity. According to him, those who are  willing to serve the state by utilizing their scientific potential  are given such an opportunity. Kocharyan also noted that his eldest  son is engaged in science, and his youngest served in the Armenian  Armed Forces, including participating in the 44-day Artsakh War.