  LAW ON ALTERNATIVE MILITARY SERVICE PLANNED TO BE PASSED IN ARMENIA THIS YEARFebruary 14, 2003 - 18:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The bill on alternative military service in Armenia is ready and to all appearance will already be passed in 2003. Armenian minister of defense, secretary of the Security Council under the Armenian president Serge Sargsian said in an interview to "Russian Newspaper." In his words, the number of those not wishing to serve in the Armenian army is not so large today. Thus, passing a law on alternative service will hardly cause problems in staffing the army, the minister noted.  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 Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines  Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics.Freedom House: “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?” Freedom House has published a report summary titled “Why are there no Armenians in Nagorno Karabakh?”Aliyev: Change in Armenia’s Constitution key for singing peace deal Ilham Aliyev has declared that most important condition for signing a peace agreement is for Armenia to change its Constitution. |
