NEW DRAFT LAW ON DEFENSE TO BE SUBMITTED TO GOVERNMENT LATER THIS MONTH

armradio.am
22.04.2008 16:11

"The new draft Law on Defense will be submitted to the Government
by the end of this month, from where it will be presented to the
Parliament," RA Deputy Defense Minister Ara Nazaryan said, presenting
the main directions of defense reforms during today’s seminar on
"The NATO summit in Bucharest: New expansion, new challenges, new
opportunities."

Ara Nazaryan noted that the adoption of the new Law on Defense
is extremely important for implementation of successful defense
reforms. The deputy Minister underlined the importance of the National
Security Strategy and the Military Doctrine in 2007. Ara Nazaryan
noted that these two documents are "rather flexible" and in case of
necessity, they can undergo some changes.

The Deputy Defense Minister reminded that the Law on Special Civil
Service was adopted at the end of past autumn and came into force on
January 1, 2008. The necessary documents envisaged by the provisions of
the law will be adopted in June. Ara Nazaryan said that in particular
it will be decided which positions can be occupied by civilians.

"The given process is rather hard first of all from the psychological
point of view. That is why its accomplishment should take place
without any haste," the Deputy Defense Minister said.