The summer 2020 military draft has launched in Armenia, with the first conscripts drafted to the compulsory military service on Wednesday, Defense Ministry spokeswoman Shushan Stepanyan said on Facebook.

In parallel with the proper implementation of the summer conscription process in the Republican Central Military Assembly Point, strict anti-coronavirus measures are in place to prevent the spread of the infection in the armed forces, she said.

All conscripts are tested for Covid-19 before joining the military and taking part in the lottery, the spokeswoman added.

“Thus in the next two months, hundreds of young people, including athletes, musicians and future economists, will wear the uniform of the national army and become soldiers, continuing to keep the borders intact,” Stepanyan said, wishing the best of luck to all draftees.

Earlier in June Tovmasyan Charitable Foundation donated a large number of coronavirus tests to the Armenian army, which will be used for testing the conscripts.