48% OF ARMENIAN STUDENTS AVOID ARMY SERVICE

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
25.01.2010 15:16 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In countries like Armenia, which face security
threats, all males are obliged to serve in the army, according to RA
Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan.

"In Israel, military service is compulsory for both males and females,
while in our country, 48% of students avoid army service for different
reasons," he said Monday during a meeting with Yerevan State University
students.

"We are making every possible effort to decrease that number, but no
legal changes are envisaged for now," Minister stressed.

At that, he noted that Ministry is currently working towards increasing
its organizational level and eradicating corruption.