33 SOLDIERS DIED IN ARMENIAN ARMY IN 2006

Yerevan, January 19. ArmInfo. 33 soldiers of a fixed period service
died of different reasons in Armenian Army in 2006, Serzh Sargsyan,
Minister of Defence, said at the press conference in Caucasian office
of Regnum news agency in Yerevan today.

He pointed out that 47 soldiers died in Armenia’s Army in 2005. "I do
not mean that 33 is a small number. This is a pain of 33 families. On
the other hand, we should remember that there are over 40 thnd
military servicemen with different personalities in the Army.
Presently, we are also guarding the 1200 km-long border. Over 80% of
our army is at the military duty. This means that each of these
militarymen is armed", the Minister said.

Along with it, to compare, he reminded that over 300 people died in
traffic accidents in 2006. "As for the reasons of the soldiers’
deaths, this is too difficult to deduce because the number is small",
S. Sargsyan concluded.