  Armenian, Russian defense ministers discuss cooperation January 29, 2013 - 14:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met with his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu to discuss military and technical cooperation. “We are happy that Minister Shoigu’s official visit to Armenia is timed to the celebrations of 21st anniversary of Armenian army formation. It’s very symbolic for the development of Armenian-Russian relations,” Minister Ohanyan said, adding that international and regional issues were discussed during the negations. Minister Shoigu, in turn, noted that Armenian-Russian cooperation program will be confirmed in February. The ministers earlier met twice in 2012, with this particular meeting symbolic in the context of signing a military agreement with Armenia. Minister Shoigu will further visit 102 Gyumri-based Russian military base.   Top stories 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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
