On December 11, President of Armenia, head of the Security Council of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan convoked a meeting of the Security Council.

National program of development of armament and military equipment for 2011-2015 was discussed and approved at the meeting, RA presidential press service informed NEWS.am.

The program is the result of ongoing activities in the Armenian Armed Forces in medium term planning. The document was drafted on the basis of previous phases of strategic defense review held in 2008.The program is aimed at providing necessary measures to neutralize security threats.

It was noted that purchase of modern weapons will considerably increase the level of combat readiness of the Armenian Armed Forces, while realization of the program will broaden the scope of military security in medium and long term.