Armenian army strong enough to restrain rival’s aggression: MinisterFebruary 9, 2016 - 15:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian army is strong enough to restrain any aggression and develop necessary mechanisms to avert large-scale offensives, the Minister of Defense said Tuesday, February 9, Tert.am reports. “We are facing a number of challenges,” Seyran Ohanyan said, addressing students and professors at the Yerevan State University. “The security sector is fragile enough to take any turn, but the Armed Forces of Armenia are able to maintain relative peace thanks to their combat readiness, the servicemen’s fighting spirit and a high morale.” “Despite continuous armed confrontations, the army sets up mechanisms to hold the rival back from large-scale activities and reduce the possibility of military operations to a minimum,” the Minister stressed. Also, Ohanyan said the military continuously demonstrates ability for improvement and fulfills tasks at a high level. Related links: 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. |