Armenia Defense Minister refutes resignation allegations![]() September 18, 2019 - 13:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan refuted information disseminated by the media about his possible resignation on Wednesday, September 18. Tonoyan told reporter he has "no such plans." When asked whether such a discussion has been held with the Prime Minister, Tonoyan gave a negative answer. “There has been no such discussion,” he said, according to Panorama.am. In response to a question about the possibility of his appointment to the post of director of the National Security Service, Tonoyan laughed. “I am the Minister of Defense,” he said. Director of the National Security Service Artur Vanetsyan resigned on Monday. Related links: ![]() ![]() Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |