The Armenian Parliament adopted the legislative package on making amendments to the Law on Defense and adjacent laws which proposes to create a militia and defines that term.
Deputy defense minister Gabriel Balayan told the lawmakers during today’s session that after the first hearing no proposals were made over the legislative package.
The bill defines the term “militia” as a voluntary participation of citizens to the defense of Armenia in case of armed attack, presence of its direct threat or military operations against Armenia. The militia will operate on territorial principle and according to Armenia’s administrative-territorial division, it will conditionally consist of military un...
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