EVENTS IN BESLAN CANNOT REPEAT IN OUR COUNTRY, ARMENIAN DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER CONSIDERSSeptember 8, 2004 - 18:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Defense Minister of Armenia Yuri Khachaturov is convinced that the events in Beslan cannot repeat in Armenia. In his words, his confidence is based on the fact that Armenia, unlike Russia, is a homogeneous country in respect of its national composition, and "we will somehow settle our problems ourselves." Y. Khachaturov also considers repetition of such events being ruled out in Armenia due to law-enforcement bodies having strengthened preventive measures.![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |