YEREVAN. - It is not necessary to engage in an arms race to get armed.

Defense Minister of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan said the aforementioned Saturday, at a press conference following the 16th Congress of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).

In his words, the 21st century offers such types of weapons that it is always possible to choose the approach of asymmetric response and smart defense, preferring the weapons which can ensure high efficiency using few resources.

“This doesn’t at all mean that we won’t get armed but that it is not necessary to have the same arms in the same quantity as the adversary,” Sargsyan stressed.