Ministry of Defence of Armenia

Ministry of Defence of Armenia

Հայաստանի պաշտպանության նախարարություն Hayastani pashtpanut’yan nakhararut’yun
Suren Papikyan
Agency overview
Formed	28 January 1992; 32 years ago (1992-01-28)
Jurisdiction	Government of Armenia
Headquarters	5 Bagrevand Street, 0044, Nor Nork District, Yerevan[1]
Minister responsible	Suren Papikyan, Minister of Defence
Agency executives	Artak Davtyan, Chief of the General Staff – First Deputy Minister of Defence Makar Ghambaryan, Deputy Minister of Defence Gabriel Balayan, Deputy Minister of Defence
Child agency	General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces
Website	mil.am/en

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. The Ministry of Defense is also the executive body which implements the policies of the Armenian Government in the defense sector. It particularly oversees the budget of the armed forces and ensures the safety of troops.^[2] It is located on 5 Bagrevand Street, Yerevan.^[3] The ministry was officially established on 28 January 1992 by decree of the President of Armenia.