One day they will abolish the anthem of the army declared by Vazgen Sargsyan.

As part of the military parade-report to be held on May 28, it came to light that the RA authorities have decided to change the emblem of the RA Armed Forces, as the one depicted in the posters posted on the Republic Square is significantly different.

The proposed version of the coat of arms includes the tricolor of Armenia, the map of Armenia “developed” by Nikol Pashinyan, and an eagle with a sword in one hand and a cross in the other, i.e., the place of the cross has been changed.

And the official coat of arms of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia depicts the flag of the Republic of Armenia without the map of “real Armenia”.

Official of the Ministry of Defense from the website We are informed that the official coat of arms of the Republic of Armenia was approved on January 23, 2001 by the President of the Republic of Armenia, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Robert Kocharyan.

The coat of arms is depicted on a rectangular shield at the top and a semicircular shield at the bottom. In the upper edge, on a horizontal blue background, it is written in white letters: “Armenia”, below, corresponding to the semicircle, in blue: “ARMED FORCES” the words.

The remaining field of the shield with emblematic (heraldic) elements is composed of the following pictorial parts: in the center is depicted a winged eagle with its head turned to the right, each wing of the eagle consists of seven feathers (the number 7 symbolizes the number of days of the creative week, the 15 states of historical Armenia can also be understood with the eagle’s head).

The eagle is executed in dark blue and is the central figure on the coat of arms. Indicates strength, power, insight, agility, will. Of course, all these features are characteristic of the country’s guard army.

The eagle’s head is depicted on the round disk of the sun, which also means: as long as the sun exists, so will Armenia and the Armenian armed forces. On the rays of the sun, the tricolor flag, the state symbol of Armenia, is depicted in the gap between the eagle’s wings. which certifies that the armed forces of Armenia are under the auspices of the state.

The eagle’s body forms the Armenian round shield, realized in dark and light shades of apricot. The shield symbolizes that the armed forces are the bulwark and guardian of the country’s existence.

Inside the shield is depicted an equal-winged cross, which is a symbol of our Christian heritage and faith.

The last emblematic element is the sword.

It is located horizontally under the shield. On the right is the hilt of the sword, on the left is the edge of the sword.

The sword is a symbol of eternal state and is ready to fall on the head of the enemy for the sake of the native. In terms of heraldic iconography, with its exposed sections, the sword parts also symbolize the eagle’s talons, completing the eagle-armed forces symbol.

According to Gegham Manukyan, a member of the NA “Armenia” alliance, the current authorities are corrupting like any lasting, institutional idea, structure, and now it is the turn of the RA Armed Forces coat of arms.

“While taking such a step without professional discussions on the most important issues related to the broadest institutional structure of our country, at least speaks of one thing: the CP representing the government considers the RA armed forces as one of their party offices, and not as a pan-Armenian and pan-popular structure. I don’t want to go into all the aesthetic details, because every detail is already problematic: the idea of ​​the shield, the cross, and the eagle with outstretched wings, which is completely in their policy of “fitting in a blanket”, moreover, they stuck an outline of a map on the coat of arms. These are all RA official documents: Constitution, laws on coat of arms and anthem, none of the RA state attributes, but are associated with the ideas of Nikol Pashinyan and CP. If this continues, perhaps they will also eliminate the anthem of the RA Armed Forces, the song “Yeraz im yerkir htori” declared the anthem of the army at the initiative of Vazgen Sargsyan,” 168.amGegham Manukyan mentioned in a conversation with

We have tried to find out from the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Armenia if there is a developed sketch that includes these changes, what is the idea behind each of these changes? For example, in the official coat of arms of the RA Armed Forces, the sword is in a horizontal position under the shield, and the hilt of the sword can be seen on the right side, on the left – the tip of the sword, and in the version circulating in the military parade, the sword is in the hand of an eagle with the tip of the sword facing up, or, by some logic, the place of the cross has been changed.

The Ministry of Defense has not yet responded, we will publish the response as soon as we receive it.

And before that, let’s recall another similar episode. In January 2020, a new version of the emblem of the RA Ministry of Defense was circulated, which was perceived as the emblem of the RA Armed Forces, and gave rise to various comments: “there is no power in it, the lion’s wings have nothing to do with the animal, the swords are not Armenian, the Armenian crosses have been flourishing since the Urartian region, and the Celtic one is a combination of the Scandinavian emblems of Thor and Odin”, etc.

 

And the fact that there is a discussion about a new version of the Ministry of Defense emblem became clear in the context of the Army Day celebration, because it was printed on the invitation card.

At that time, Deputy of the “My Step” faction of the National Assembly, Alexei Sandikov 168.amin a conversation with

“I saw that sketch on other users’ pages, there were professional discussions among different designers, where people expressed their comments, both about the aesthetic appearance and the flaws. Discussions are, of course, productive because different points of view are voiced. Used for the first time as a logo, the purpose of which is to listen to the opinion of the public. Nothing prevents designers from contacting the Ministry of Defense with their proposals.”

And Artsrun Hovhannisyan, spokesperson of the RA Ministry of Defense clarification spread that it is not about the coat of arms of the Armed Forces.

“This is not the coat of arms of the RA Armed Forces, but a version of the coat of arms of the RA Defense Ministry.

If we leave aside our personal opinions, several circumstances are important here.

.This is a draft, not official, not final.

2. Neither in this picture, nor in yesterday’s circulated picture, the symmetry of the lines may not be preserved, because it is not a vector file.

3. This project can become official in case of public support. It can become.”

Then publicly these rumors died down.

Let’s go back to the coat of arms and make a domestic political observation, especially when we don’t have an official response from the Ministry of Defense.

The coat of arms of the RA Armed Forces was once approved by the second President of the Republic of Armenia, Robert Kocharyan, who today as a candidate for the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia is participating in the National Assembly elections, and Nikol Pashinyan puts the new coat of arms into circulation right before the elections, which, willy-nilly, becomes a “subject” of political struggle.

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