RA Defense Ministry launches program on reservists’ retrainingApril 2, 2011 - 15:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 2-10, Marshal Baghramian training area will host reservists’ training. Spokesman for the RA Defense Ministry David Karapetyan said that the training is a part of program on improving combat readiness of the Armenian armed forces and is not anyhow related to the threat of resumption of hostilities. “Reservists make a part of our country’s military potential; their retraining, as well as improvement of the military and mobilization resources will provide our country with the opportunity to take steps adequate to the threats, if changes take place in the atmosphere of safety,” said Karapetyan. The head of the organizational and mobilization department, Colonel Arakel Martikyan noted for his part that the launched training is a regular event of the armed forces military training. “The goal is to have military trained reservists who can fall in with their relevant military specialty, if needed,” Martikyan said. Head of the department of engineer troops, Major General Vostanik Adoyan said that reservists will be trained in mine laying and demining, constructing engineer obstacles, etc. 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 | 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. |