YEREVAN. – The Minister of Defense of Armenia, Vigen Sargsyan, will become a member of the ruling party in the coming days.

Sargsyan himself informed about this at a talk with members of the media, on Tuesday.

He stressed that even though he has never been a member of a political party, he soon will petition with a request to join the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).

“Considering the constitutional amendments that were made in Armenia, I believe non-partisan activities shall be impossible from now on,” the defense minister said. “I have made this decision for myself, and I will petition in the coming days to become a member of the RPA.”

And he said the reason why he was not a party member until now is because his former duty as head of the Presidential Administration was not a political, but a discretionary position.