Edward Asryan Biography

Little is known about Major General Edward Asryane. He is a native of the village of Azokh of the Gadrut district, married, has two children. Before becoming the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia, he held different positions, was the commander of the military unit, in May he was appointed chief of the Main Operational Department and deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia in September was relieved of his position.

Sputnik sources Armenia in the General Staff characterize Asryan as a rather experienced military man, with a good, not "soaked" reputation. Asryan, before the transition to headquarters, commanded a number of military units in Nagorno -Karabakh, including formations that carry combat duty at the front line. He is respected in the troops. And the experience of operational work will allow him to successfully solve the problems already in a new status, ”our interlocutor said.

However, the military expert Naresisyan believes differently: the position of chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia, after the changes, had to occupy a“ politically mature ”man. The authorities tried to“ simplify ”the hierarchy, the subordination system. However, the problem is that, for example, Russia can afford such a model not only in a legal, organizational, technical, resource, demographic plan, but also taking into account the presidential rule of government.

In Armenia, the parliamentary form of government and today's chief of the General Staff are bearing the same political responsibility, being a "professional military" as the parliamentary majority. But there will be no full civil control over the Armed Forces, and political control will intensify - with all negative consequences, ”said Nersisyan. The direct powers of the General Staff, the politicization of his position will not positively affect, since the changes are not structural.

And copying the system of another country may have bad consequences. The expert did not give the personal head of the General Staff, especially in the current system of management of the management of It all depends on one person. According to the amendments to the law "On Defense", the head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces will continue to have the status of the First Deputy Minister of Defense.