ARMENIA TO CONCLUDE CONTRACT WITH US COMPANY FOR COMMUNICATION MEANS SUPPLY TO ARMENIAMay 16, 2003 - 23:06 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In early June the Armenian defense ministry expects to conclude a contract with an American company on supply of communication means for the Armenian armed forces. As Armenian defense minister Serge Sargsian stated today, "Mediamax" agency reports, the deal will be realized at the expense of the means Armenia received from the US as military assistance. As US ambassador to Armenia John Ordway noted in his turn, some delay of equipment of the Armenian army is explained by the fact that the Armenian-American cooperation only began last year.  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 Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion  The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship.Congress draft bill condemns Azerbaijan for Karabakh ethnic cleansing The bill condemns Azerbaijan for perpetrating ethnic cleansing against the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh.MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country.Iran begins voting in presidential election Iranians started voting for a new president following the death of Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. |
