We Lost the War Because the Defense Minister Was Not from the Political Team: Gagik Melkonyan

Changes must be made in the Ministry of Defense. The war showed that the Chief of Staff and the minister did not take responsibility, blaming the Prime Minister instead. There also need to be many changes in the General Staff. There are people who do nothing and should be sent to honorary retirement,” said Gagik Melkonyan, a former Deputy Minister of Defense and now a member of the "Civil Contract" faction, in an interview with 24news.am, commenting on the changes in the Ministry of Defense, according to which the Chief of the General Staff will become the Deputy Minister of Defense.

“We lost the war because the defense minister was not from the political team. If he had been from the team, there would not have been any escapes,” Melkonyan added.

Referring to the work of the 44-day investigative commission, he noted that the commission has started its work, and everything will come to light about who said