ArmInfo. In Armenia, the powers of the republican conscription commission will be limited. Amendments to the law "On military service and the status of a serviceman" and a package of related laws were made at a meeting of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on June 21 in the second and final reading.
Representing the package, Deputy Minister of Defense Gabriel Balayan noted that at present the republican conscription commission independently provides a deferment or releases from service for family reasons (parents - pensioners or invalids, having two children) or for health reasons.
Under the bill, the commission will only issue an opinion, and the Minister of Defense will make the decision.