“For the Republic” party issued a statement regarding the new draft of the Ministry of Defense, according to which short-term mandatory military service of rank-and-file members is planned, on the condition of paying money to the RA state budget.

“Such changes in the law are, in fact, a pseudo-legal opportunity to get rid of the duty to participate in the defense of the country, which legalizes the corrupt practices of avoiding military service.
 
The project will not solve any strategic problem, it will cause new problems that will deepen the already existing social injustice in the country and the polarization between social groups.
 
The circulation of such a project itself raises deep doubts about the military-political and geopolitical realities and the full competence and capabilities of the men in charge of effective global military structures,” the statement claims.