Security Council Secretary on suicides and deaths in the army under new authorities

Aravot, Armenia
Feb 7 2020

                                                       

There are also many deaths and suicides in the army under the new authorities. You promised that there would be changes, but we have seen that the sons of high-ranking officials have all mysteriously begun their service at a military base near Stepanakert. Isn’t this suspicious? The Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia, Armen Grigoryan, answered these questions asked by journalists. He said, “The issue is, of course, deep and multi-layered. The Defense Army issued a statement saying that it is seeking solutions. I am convinced that these solutions will be more visible in the near future. Taking into consideration the fact that the army is characterized as being a closed institution in many cases, it is difficult to speak as openly and publicly as possible. But I can say for sure that these issues are on our agenda and on the Prime Minister’s agenda. I am convinced that these steps will ease the situation a bit and will create the opportunity to make changes in the future.”

Lusine Budaghyan