  Official: Armenia to have professional army once war clouds lifted January 26, 2012 - 14:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will have professional army in future, once the threat of war is thoroughly eliminated, the chairman of RA National Assembly's Standing Committee on Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs said. “With no menace of war we shall have a 100% professional army, as envisaged by the national security strategy of Armenia. Now, we must call up draftees,” Hrayr Karapetyan told a news conference in Yerevan. He noted that there already are military units in Armenia with soldiers and sergeants serving by contract.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
