I won’t repeat the mistake that I made in the past. I refuse to discuss any issue related to the armed forces publicly. This is what Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan said during his online press conference today, touching upon the question about the arms and military equipment that Armenia has procured.
Asked if the radical reforms in the self-defense system are being considered, the Prime Minister said the following: “Again, I won’t discuss the subtleties and specific issues related to the army, and I advise everyone to not discuss such issues publicly. However, I will say that all of our thoughts about the army are expressed in the government’s action plan.”
As for the reason why the defeated high-ranking officers haven’t been relieved of their posts and why the ones who acted in the best way during the war aren’t appointed to positions, Pashinyan said the following: “As far as the officers are concerned, this is a very important issue. However, we need to be very careful to not mix things up. During the war, I was told that a certain commander had left a military post and escaped, and then, after a long investigation, it turned out that it was totally the opposite. There was also the opposite case when a certain commander was glorified, but the investigation showed that he shouldn’t have been glorified. Those who gave wrong reports have been punished, are being punished and will be punished. This is a major issue on the agenda, but I wouldn’t like to go into detail.”