Armenia defense chief visits reservists at three-month boot campSeptember 6, 2021 - 12:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan has observed the training process involving more than 2000 reservists in a three-month boot camp. Karapetyan urged the troops to do their best to make the training process as efficient as possible. The Defense Minister reminded that the Armenian Armed Forces are the guarantors of the security of the borders, and that the peaceful future of the country depends on their combat readiness. "We must learn to be able to defend our country if necessary. No one but us will defend [the nation], the rest can help at best," Karapetyan said. Acting Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan has proposed deploying checkpoints of Russian border guards along the entire length of the border with Azerbaijan. A deputy spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry has said, however, that Russia cannot deploy border guards on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border due to a lack of international legal framework and the lack of confidence between the parties. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |