Ministry of Defence of Armenia

The Ministry of Defence of Armenia (Armenian: Հայաստանի պաշտպանության նախարարություն) often abbreviated to the RA Ministry of Defence is an Armenian governmental agency in charge of overseeing the development of the Armed Forces of Armenia. It is located on 5 Bagrevand Street, Yerevan.[2] The Ministry of was officially established on 28 January 1992 by decree of the President of Armenia.

Ministry of Defence of Armenia
Հայաստանի պաշտպանության նախարարություն
Hayastani pashtpanut’yan nakhararut’yun
Emblem of the Armed Forces of Armenia

David Tonoyan
Agency overview
Formed28 January 1992 (1992-01-28)
JurisdictionArmed Forces of Armenia
Headquarters0044 Bagrevand Street, Nor Nork District, Yerevan[1]
Minister responsible
Agency executives
Parent departmentMinistry of Defense of the Soviet Union (union wide)
State Defense Committee
Headquarters of the 7th Guards Army
Websitewww.mil.am

History of creation

On 5 December 1991, by the decision of the Government of the Armenian SSR, the State Defense Committee under the Council of Ministers was created. The first head of this department was Vazgen Sargsyan. On 28 January 1992, the Government of Armenia adopted a resolution "On the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia", which was actually a renaming of the previously created State Defense Committee. Sargsyan was appointed the first Minister of Defense of Armenia. The police patrol and special operations regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia, the civil defense regiment of the Civil Defense Headquarters of the Republic of Armenia and the republican military commissariat were transferred to the subordination of the newly formed ministry. The next step was the creation of the central apparatus of the Ministry of Defense, which included the Main Headquarters and management. In May 1992, the Ministry of Defense carried out the first conscription of military servicemen on the territory of the republic. The formation of the military department coincided with the beginning of large-scale Karabakh war, in which the Armed Forces of Armenia actively participated. The Ministry of Defense was directly involved in the command of the Armenian forces in the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh and the formations of the Artsakh Defense Army. At the end of hostilities in early 1994, the military department of Armenia began the process of military reformation.[3][4]

Structure

Apparatus
  • Collegium’s Work Organization Division
  • Insignia Division
  • Supervisory Department
  • Administrative Division
  • Analytical Division
  • Secretariat Division

Departments subordinated to the Ministry
  • Defense Policy Department
  • Finance, Budget and Planning Department
  • Capital Construction and Housing Department
  • Internal Audit Department
  • Information and Public Affairs Department
  • HR and Education Department
  • Legal Department
  • Social Security Department
  • Logistics Department

Other units and services

General Staff

According to the Military Doctrine of the Republic of Armenia, the functions of the General Staff of the Armed Forces include:[7]

  • Holistic operational command and control of troops, including combat units and rear support unit
  • Development of plans for the combat use of the Armed Forces
  • Planning and coordination of peacetime activities of all types of forces: the Border Troops, the former Internal Troops and other armed units.

Departments
  • Departament of Military Preparedness
  • Departament of Military Apparatus
  • Departament of Aviation
  • Departament of Missile Troops
  • Departament of Air Defence
  • Departament of Rear Services
  • Department of Signal Troops
  • Department of the Engineer Troops
  • Department of Armaments
  • Department of the RNBC Defence Troops
  • Medical Department
  • Personnel Department
  • Intelligence Department
  • Strategic Planning Department
  • Mobilization Department
  • Operative Department
  • Department of Military Service Security
  • Department of Military Commissars
  • Financial Department
  • Human Resources Department

Divisions and Units

Ministry responsibilities

The Ministry of Defense is the executive body which implements the policies of the Armenian Government in the defense sector. It oversees the budget of the armed forces and ensures the safety of troops[8]

List of ministers
Main article: Defence minister of Armenia

See also

References
  1. https://armenpress.am/rus/amp/537158
  2. https://www.spyur.am/en/companies/ministry-of-defence-of-the-republic-of-armenia/70044
  3. Исторический очерк на официальном сайте Министерства обороны Республики Армения
  4. Илья Полонский.«День армянской армии. Как сформировались и развиваются вооружённые силы Армении»
  5. https://armedia.am/eng/news/17833/separate-regiment-of-protection-of-armenian-armed-forces-marched-at-the-victory-parade-in-moscow.html
  6. Alaverdyan, Fenya. "Ինչ նպատակի կծառայի «Մայրաքաղաքային գնդի» տարածքը (լուսանկարներ)". AraratNews (in Armenian). Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  7. Military Doctrine of the Republic of Armenia. Paragraph 51. On the website of the RA Ministry of Defense
  8. http://www.gov.am/en/structure/17/
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