“I hope one day military service will be mandatory for all and independent of sex …”

Member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Arman Saghatelyan feels very comfortable  in the discussion of the draft law “On the Status of Military Servicemen and Servicemen”, Panorama.am reports.

“As I have been waiting for this project for a long time, I hope that during my lifetime, I will be witnessing not only that military service will be compulsory  irrespective of studying, not studying, social position, but also military training, conscription, military service, will be mandatory for all citizens, regardless of gender. I am convinced that one day we will come to that point because the society and the nation, which are building statehood under physical threat, have no other way. And the international experience and history prove that to us, “said the MP during his speech at the National Assembly.

According to Saghatelyan, his personal experience is specific and in some ways unique in Armenia.

The complete material is at Panorama.am.

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