NKR president signed decree on dismissing Seyran Ohanyan from post of Defense MinisterMay 11, 2007 - 15:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - May 11 Nagorno Karabakh President Arkady Ghukasian signed a decree on dismissal of Seyran Ohanyan from the post of Defense Minister and Commander of the NKR Defense Army, IA Regnum reports. Presently Seyran Ohanyan is one of the candidates for the post of the chief of the RA armed forces' general staff. May 2 he announced that he received the proposal on the appointment and gave consent. Presently the authority of chief of the RA armed forces' general staff is entrusted to first deputy Enrico Apriamov. The post is vacant after the appointment of Mikael Harutyunyan Defense Minister of Armenia. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |