NSC secretary: Armenian army able to counter any foreign aggressionJanuary 28, 2013 - 17:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - National Security Council secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan met Jan 28 with high-ranking Diaspora-Armenian officers. Welcoming the guests, NSC secretary attached importance to the cooperation with them. “Your contribution and experience may greatly benefit the large-scale reforms, currently underway in Armenian armed forces and security system,” he said, adding that Armenia cooperates with CSTO, NATO and the EU in the framework of the reform implementation. “Large-scale activates are in progress, aiming to boost the combat readiness of Armenian armed forces. Our army is able to counter any foreign aggression,” Arthur Baghdasaryan said. Issues related to RA economy, culture, foreign policy, preservation of Armenian identity in Diaspora communities were further discussed, NSC press service reported. 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. |