Defense Ministry says Armenian-Azeri border tension moderateMarch 27, 2015 - 16:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense said the tension along the Armenian-Azerbaijani border is not very high as of today, Tert.am reports. Artsrun Hovhannisyan confirmed an earlier report that the adversary shelled the border village of Paravakar (Tavush region) overnight, but added that the gunshots were commensurate to previous attacks. Tert.am later contacted the village’s mayor, Roland Margaryan, who, however, refrained from further comments. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |