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YEREVAN. - The armed forces and Defense Ministry of Armenia are the strongest and most well-established state structures.

Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan, who left for Artsakh with the Chief of the General Staff of Armenian Armed Forces Friday, said the aforementioned in an interview with Armenia TV.

In his words, returning to the Defense Ministry after thirteen years, he saw that these years have been rather productive. ''The Ministry is distinguished for its ability to raise and solve issues. I can see the same in the troops. This is the result of long years of work, which lays a good ground for organizing the future activities,'' Sargsyan said.

According to the Minister, the second strength of the Armenian army is the fighting spirit of the soldiers. Among the weaknesses of the army are the unique expression of public love to the Armed Forces and undervaluation of the officers' work, he noted.

In Sarsgyan's words, it is necessary to dramatically raise the social status of the officers.  ''Serious steps will be taken in this direction before the 25th anniversary of the formation of the Armenian Armed Forces (28 January 2017),'' Sargsyan assured.

The Minister also added that the country shouldn't engage in arms race but find innovative solutions. 

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