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  • Armenian Opposition MP Calls For More Transparency In Army

    ARMENIAN OPPOSITION MP CALLS FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY IN ARMY

    TERT.AM
    22:00 ~U 27.02.13

    An Armenian MP affiliated with the opposition Heritage party asked
    the defense minister at a Wednesday parliament hearing about the
    government's current steps designed to instill the idea of transparency
    in the military.

    "It is no secret, and we have seen that the army is often used for
    political purposes, as for example, during elections. What guarantees
    can you give for preventing the army from any interference in the
    country's domestic life, and what are we all supposed to do to distance
    the army from all this?" Tevan Pohghosyan asked the National Assembly's
    question and answer session.

    Minister Seyran Ohanyan said that his agency has been always committed
    to, and will keep on strengthening the army-society ties, refraining
    from special steps aimed at raising the army's image.

    Addressing the remark about the military's involvement in politics,
    the minister stressed the importance of keeping the Armed Forces
    neutral in political processes.

    "The Armed Forces must be neutral in general politics. And we ban
    all sorts of political movements; the Army is never made to serve
    political ambitions. Servicemen in the army have no right to attend
    political gatherings, but the army is given the opportunity to be
    internally aware of legal developments," he said.

    Seyranyan noted that soldiers in the military maintain contacts
    with their families who often give them guidance on their political
    behavior. "I find, nonetheless, that it is right to guard the army
    against political processes," he added.

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