'Freedom fighters demand same as Ministry tells government every year'

Freedom fighters today demand the same as the Defense Ministry tells the Armenian government before the budget’s approval every year, Armenian Defense Ministry’s spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisian told Aysor.am when commenting on the protests staged by freedom fighters.

“Every year the Defense Ministry asks the government to solve the problem of a social package of freedom fighters and retired officers. On the other hand we don’t want to send the ball into the government’s court, so to speak, and sit by. In fact, it means serious expenditure,” A. Hovhannisian noted, adding:

“During his visits to freedom fighters, the head of the Defense Ministry’s social service tried to clarify their demands and make them more well-founded”.

We would remind you that a group of freedom fighters led by retired Colonel Volodya Avetisian ended their sit-down protest in Liberty Square of Yerevan yesterday. They announced that they will set up a NGO to continue their struggle.