2006 IS ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL YEARS FOR PROCESS OF ARMENIAN ARMY BUILDING: DM

Yerevan, December 27. ArmInfo. 2006 was one of the most successful
years for the process of Armenian army building, Armenian Defence
Minister Serzh Sargsyan says in an interview to Public TV.

We have solved a number of social problems. We have raised the wages
of military men. In 2007 the average salary in the army will be raised
to $500. Much has been done to solve the problem of housing.

412 military men will get new houses. We have also provided houses to
families of killed soldiers and disabled people. We are modernizing
the military hospital. In 2-3 years it will become the best equipped
medical institution in the country, says Sargsyan.