Armenian Defense Ministry to receive additional budget assignments of almost $6.5 million

The Armenian Defense Ministry will receive additional assignments in the amount of 2.5 billion drams (about $6.5 million).

Report informs citing Sputnik-Armenia that the resolution in this regard was adopted at a meeting of the Armenian government.

The explanatory note to the decision notes that the funds will be used to meet the current and capital costs of the ministry.

A similar decision was made at the previous meeting when the ministry received 6.7 billion drams (slightly more than $17 million).

Armenia's defense budget 2023 is planned at 506 billion drams (about $1.31 billion), or 35% higher than in 2022.