President dismisses commander of Arenia-Russia United Group of ForcesMarch 15, 2023 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan has dismissed the commander of the United Group of Forces of the Armed Forces of Armenia and Russia, Major General Tigran Parvanyan, from his duties. The presidential decree published on Tuesday, March 14 does not specify the reasons for the dismissal of the military official appointed to the position in 2018. Earlier, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said that the country lost the war in Nagorno-Karabakh in the fall of 2020 because of a "fifth column" in the armed forces. According to him, facts will be published in the near future. 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. |