  Defense Minister: violence, harassment behind incidents in Armenian army November 1, 2011 - 14:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister cited acts of violence and harassment among servicemen as the reasons behind tragic incidents in armed forces. However, as Seyran Ohanyan noted, while always informed about emergency events, the society remains unaware of tragedies prevented as a result of commanders’ work. “Despite actual causes behind the incident, Army commandment doesn’t seek to avoid the responsibility, taking every effort to prevent deaths and injuries, making sure those guilty do not escape unpunished,” he stressed. “Well aware of current issues in the army, we're working every day towards finding solutions,” the Minister stressed, noting significant decrease in emergency cases in 2011.   Top stories 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news POLITICO: Baku lobbying agains detained Karabakh ex-leader abroad  Azerbaijan is lobbying agains former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan, according to POLITICO.Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Iran says change in presidency won’t affect ties with Armenia Ambassador Mehdi Sobhani made the remarks when speaking to reporters at the Iranian Embassy.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh. |
