Armenian draft state budget provides $376,5 million for defense sectorNovember 2, 2007 - 14:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian draft state budget for fiscal year 2008 provides 122 billion AMD (over $376,5 million) for defense sector. The figure exceeds the 2007 index with 20%, RA Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan said adding that the funds will be spent on raising the army efficiency and integration of new equipment. "Military's salary will be raised with some 10%. Officers will be paid some 182,000 AMD. Junior officer staff will receive some 110,000 AMD. Contract militants' salary will make some 90,000 while civil servants are supposed to be paid some 60,000," he said. "Next year we also planning to provide some 600 apartments for the officer staff," he added. 3 mln AMD will spent on improving living conditions of the families of disabled and killed servicemen. "The efficiency of our Armed Forces will be maintained. Our army will defend our territory, our state and Nagorno Karabakh," the Minister said, IA Regnum reports. Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | About 173 million drams and more than 30 beneficiary funds. "The Power of One Dram" is 4 years old In June 2020, the exclusive joint corporate social responsibility initiative of Idram and IDBank "The Power of One Dram" was launched. Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit. CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha. |