Defense Ministry: work in progress to change duty station choice modeJuly 1, 2013 - 14:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Work is in progress to eliminate problems in the defense management sector and boost population trust to the army, Defense Minister said. As Seyran Ohanyan stated during parliament hearings, alteration in the mode of duty station choice for the recruits is planned next year, with a draw to be held to determine the future service site. However, as Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan told PanARMENIAN.Net the resolution still in development and hasn’t been finalized yet. “Such programs aim to boost transparency and effectiveness of the recruitment process as well as countering risks,” he said. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |