  Armenia Celebrating 15th Anniversary of IndependenceSeptember 21, 2006 - 14:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - September 21 military parade marched along the Republic Square on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of Independence. Chief of the RA Armed Forces General Staff, Colonel General Mikael Harutyunyan was in command of the review, which was accepted by Defense Minister Serge Sargsyan. Some 3.5 thousand of military representing various kinds of troops, 150 units of military equipment, two chains of fighters and three chains of warplanes were got to take part in the parade accompanied by gunnery out of 15 pieces of ordnance. The review was attended by President of Armenia Robert Kocharian, President of NKR Arkady Ghukasian, RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan, NA Speaker Tigran Torosian, government members, MPs, Ambassadors and outstanding Diaspora representatives.   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 |  Related sections Topic 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. |
