Massive military exercises conducted in ArmeniaAugust 12, 2009 - 18:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Massive military exercises are conducted in Armenia. As colonel Artur Simonyan , commander of the peacekeeping brigade of the RA Ministry of defense told journalists, such exercises carried out in Armenia for the first time. According to him exercises will last 7 days, and today is the 3rd day of exercises. According to Colonel Artur Simonyan, the exercises involved about 900 soldiers and officers of the Armenian army. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |