The army is Armenia’s most fully developed structure - Chairman of the Standing Committee on Defense.

“The army is Armenia’s most fully developed structure, able to accomplish tasks set to it and defend the Motherland’s borders. The army is constantly being reformed,” Karapertyan said. A number of significant amendments have been made to the Law on Military Service over the past years, he added.

A new draft of Army Rules will soon be submitted to Armenia’s parliament, Karapetyan said.

“Law was not often effective, which caused army incidents. It was not effective because it was lacking. Servicemen were guided by the Armenian government’s decisions. Officers must be well aware of their duties, and soldiers must be able to defend their rights.”

Many countries are well informed about the Armenian army’s efficiency. Armenian peacekeepers showed exemplary behavior and efficiency in Kosovo and Afghanistan.

Armenian servicemen often showed the best results during military maneuvers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), Karapetyan concluded.