RA Defense Ministry launches program on reservists’ retraining

PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 2-10, Marshal Baghramian training area will host reservists’ training.

Spokesman for the RA Defense Ministry David Karapetyan said that the training is a part of program on improving combat readiness of the Armenian armed forces and is not anyhow related to the threat of resumption of hostilities.

“Reservists make a part of our country’s military potential; their retraining, as well as improvement of the military and mobilization resources will provide our country with the opportunity to take steps adequate to the threats, if changes take place in the atmosphere of safety,” said Karapetyan.

The head of the organizational and mobilization department, Colonel Arakel Martikyan noted for his part that the launched training is a regular event of the armed forces military training.

“The goal is to have military trained reservists who can fall in with their relevant military specialty, if needed,” Martikyan said.

Head of the department of engineer troops, Major General Vostanik Adoyan said that reservists will be trained in mine laying and demining, constructing engineer obstacles, etc.