 Armenia eyes army build-up “in the coming years” January 8, 2018 - 16:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The modernization of the Armenian armed forces is a necessity for the coming several years, deputy defense minister Artak Zakaryan said on Monday, January 8 at the central call-up center in Yerevan, Aysor.am reports. According to Zakaryan, every single army on the globe sets itself the task of building up its capabilities due to changes in the arms market, the acquisition of new combat skills and other imperatives. “The program of modernization will most probably be approved in January and become a guiding document for all the state departments,” the deputy minister said. Failing to divulge details, Zakaryan said the measures seek to help the armed forces to solve bigger and more ambitious problems.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
