Armenian army chief praises army

Arminfo
6 Jul 04

YEREVAN

The borders of the Republic of Armenia “are locked”, the chief of the
General Staff of the Armenian armed forces, Col-Gen Mikael Arutyunyan,
told journalists today.

He said that the Armenian armed forces are battleworthy and have the
necessary material and technical resources, armaments and are fully
staffed with soldiers and officers who are ready to fulfil all the set
targets. The general stressed that 96 per cent of the command staff
are graduates of the Vazgen Sarkisyan Military Academy of the Armenian
Defence Ministry.

Answering a question about the Azerbaijani army he noted that it is
also strengthening the state of its army’s combat effectiveness. It
would be wrong to say that it remained at the level of 1990, the
colonel-general said.