ARMINFO News Agency, Armenia Saturday Discussions were held on a seven-year program for Armed Forces` modernization Yerevan January 13 Mariana Mkrtchyan. The Ministry of Defense of Armenia, under the chairmanship of the country's president Serzh Sargsyan, held discussions on the draft seven-year program for the modernization of the Armed Forces. The press service of the Armenian leader told ArmInfo that the main directions of the draft law, developed by the decree of the RA President on October 24, 2017, and the main principles were reported. It was emphasized that, in view of the existing challenges, when developing the program for 2018-2024, are predicted the possible developments of the situation, outlined the ways of counteraction, created the necessary conditions for more effective management of available resources. The President of Armenia was also presented the results of discussions of the draft 7-year program, which took place on January 4 2018, at the Military-Sports College after Monte Molkonyan with the participation of the leadership of the Defense Ministry, General Staff and HQ of the Armed Forces, and continued with the participation of representatives of the legislative and executive bodies, the public sector and experts. The Armenian President stressed the importance of a substantive discussion of the draft program, noting that it depends on these results whether the effectiveness of the management, training and combat capability of the Armed Forces will be improved, which in turn will enable the modern Armed Forces to ensure the inviolability of the state border of the country. Sargsyan noted that the Armenian Armed Forces have been constantly developing since the day of creation, and today they have reached the stage when it is necessary to have a longer-term development program, which will concern both the strengthening of the Armed Forces and the modernization of armaments.