Touching upon the plan of the Ministry of Defense of Armenia to create a militia during the candlelight ceremony organized at Yerablur Military Pantheon today, member of the Armenian Revolutionary Federation-Dashnaktsutyun political party Artsvik Minasyan said there is still room for improvement of the plan.

“There is definitely a need to create a militia, and the creation of a militia is one of the solutions to the issues that our political party has raised. The plan needs to be worked on, but the idea itself is not only acceptable, but also necessary since a militia is extremely important for a country like Armenia that is surrounded by two inimical countries,” he said, adding that this will provide thousands of Armenians with the opportunity to take part in strengthening Armenian statehood for all time through a militia as well.

Asked why is such a plan being presented now and if there is a risk of war or not, Minasyan said there has always been a risk of war.