Armenia president briefed on 7-year army modernization programJanuary 13, 2018 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Supreme commander of the Armenian armed forces, president Serzh Sargsyan on Friday, January 12 attended a discussion of a seven-year project aimed at the modernization of the army. When developing the 2018-2024 program, possible developments and the ways to tackle them were forecasted and necessary steps were taken for the efficient management of existing resources. The president attached great importance to the discussions of the program, which according to him, will help raise the management efficiency and combat-readiness level in the army, and protect Armenia’s borders. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |