  NKR Army planning to modernize anti-aircraft defenseJanuary 18, 2008 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The NKR Defense Army is planning to obtain a new system of anti-aircraft defense, NKR Defense Minister, general lieutenant Movses Hakobyan said.Each square meter of the sky above Nagorno Karabakh is defended and three weapon emplacements will be enabled in case of danger, according to him. "However, equipment needs modernization and we are planning to increase military expenses this year," he said. The Minister did not name the country the armament will be bought from, 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 |  Topic Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |
