Army is major guarantor of Armenia’s independence

PanARMENIAN.Net

Army is major guarantor of Armenia’s independence
21.09.2007 16:55 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ The Armenian army is and will be the major guarantor
of the state’s independence, said Artur Aghabekian, the chairman of
the RA NA standing committee on defense, national security and
internal affairs.

`We should keep in mind that Armenia must have a strong army, which
will perform two fundamental missions – containment of aggression and
defense of borders,’ he said.

Mr Aghabekian described Russia’s military presence in Armenia as a
constituent of Armenia’s national security. `The Russian military
deter Turkey’s aggression and do it well. However, we should remember
about our main enemy. Our army is our principal force unless the
Nagorno Karabakh conflict is resolved,’ he said, Novosti Armenia
reports.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS