Army is major guarantor of Armenia's independenceSeptember 21, 2007 - 17:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian army is and will be the major guarantor of the state's independence, said Artur Aghabekian, the chairman of the RA NA standing committee on defense, national security and internal affairs."We should keep in mind that Armenia must have a strong army, which will perform two fundamental missions - containment of aggression and defense of borders," he said. Mr Aghabekian described Russia's military presence in Armenia as a constituent of Armenia's national security. "The Russian military deter Turkey's aggression and do it well. However, we should remember about our main enemy. Our army is our principal force unless the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is resolved," he said, Novosti Armenia reports. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Police try to impede Armenian Church head’s access to war memorial Police tried to stop the supreme head of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Catholicos Karekin II, from visiting a war memorial. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. |