MILITARY DOCTRINE DOES NOT OVERESTIMATE FOREIGN MILITARY SUPPORT

Lragir.am
21-09-2007 15:00:28

We must view the Armenian army, not the foreign force as a guarantee
of our security, stated Member of Parliament Arthur Aghabekyan,
ex-deputy minister of defense, on September 21 at the Hayatsk press
club. "Our armed force will fulfill this role because as of today we
have no likely or unlikely foes, we have no visible or invisible foes.
We have a definite foe, we have neighbors to whom we refer to as
friends, non-friends, enemies. In this sense, the role of our armed
force will remain containment of aggression in the region until the
resolution of the Karabakh issue," Arthur Aghabekyan stated. He said
this approach underlies the military doctrine of Armenia, which is
almost ready and will be soon offered for public debates.

The reporters asked what role the military doctrine has foreseen for
the Russian military presence in our country in providing the security
of Armenia. Arthur Aghabekyan says the Russian forces are not for
containment of aggression in our country. "If you think the Russian
force can fight such aggression, no. Its mission is containment, and I
think it fulfills its mission," Arthur Aghabekyan says.