What is Armed Forces of Armenia?
{{use dmy dates}} {{use British English}} The '''Armed Forces of the Republic of [[Armenia]]''' is the [[Armenian Army|Army]], [[Armenian Air Defense|Air Defense]], and [[Armenian Border Guard|Border Guard]]. Some parts were formed out of the former [[Red Army|Soviet]] forces in the [[Armenian SSR]]. The [[Commander-in-Chief]] of the [[military]] is the [[President of Armenia]], currently [[Robert Kocharyan]]. The [[Armenian Ministry of Defense|Ministry of Defense]] is in charge of [[politics|political]] leadership. It is currently headed by [[Mikael Harutyunyan]]. Military command is in the hands of the [[General Staff]], headed by the Chief of Staff, who is [[Lieutenant-General]] [[Seyran Ohanyan]]. [[Armenia]] established a Ministry of Defense on [[28 January]] [[1992]]. The Border guards purpose is to patrol Armenia's borders with [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] and [[Azerbaijan]], while [[Russia]]n troops continue to watch its borders with [[Iran]] and [[Turkey]]. ==Related pages== *[[Military history of Armenia]] *[[Armenian Army]] *[[Armenian Air Defense]] *[[Armenian Border Guard]] == Other websites == {{Commonscat|Military of Armenia}} *[http://www.mil.am/ Armenian Ministry of Defense] {{Military of Asia}} [[Category:Military of Armenia]] [[Category:Organizations based in Armenia]]