U.S. Senate Committee visits Armenian border communitiesJuly 22, 2016 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services staff on Thursday, July 21 visited the 3rd Army Corps of Armenian Defense Ministry and met with the Deputy Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan, as well as the command staff of the Corps. At the meeting, the delegation was briefed about the current situation at the Armenia-Azerbaijan state border, frequency of ceasefire violations by the Azeris and the consequences. Also, the Armenian side presented Yerevan’s stance on the necessary measures for securing adherence to ceasefire. The U.S. delegation held meetings with the chief of Tavush province Hovik Abovyan and the heads of the border communities, who presented the impacts of ceasefire violations on the civilians’ daily routine. Also, the delegation visited the training center of Armenian Defense Ministry’s Peacekeeping Brigade to learn more about their involvement in current and future missions. 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 | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |