Under the 2010 state draft budget, expenses on RA defense will be reduce by AMD 19bln compared with the same figure this year.

RA Deputy Finance Minister Pavel Safaryan told NEWS.am that defense expenses-GDP ratio will remain unchanged — 3.5%. “Thus, there are no changes in this regard, though certain reduction is registered in total figures,” he underlined. Safaryan stated that AMD 112bln will be allocated to defense sector as compared to AMD 131bln in 2009.