Armenia army stages drills with Smerch systems (video) April 30, 2018 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s armed forces have conducted drills involving Smerch heavy multiple rocket launchers, defense ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said in a Facebook post. A special report on the exercise will air on Saturday, May 5 on the Public TV of Armenia. According to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Armenia has imported 6 Smerch heavy multiple rocket launchers, 200 Verba surface-to-air missile (SAM) MANPADS, as well as 9M133 Kornet anti-tank guided missiles, all produced and delivered by Russia. The country is the world’s 54th country in terms of the volume of armament imported in 2016-2017, while the arms exports to the country amounted to $124 billion in the two years under review, the same report claimed. Related links: Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Armenia PM meets Iran’s Supreme Leader in Tehran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a meeting with Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Seyyed Ali Khamenei Ruling MP accuses opposition of “serving other countries' interests” Khachatur Sukiasyan has accused Armenia’s opposition of serving the interests of other countries Heads of Armenian, Ukrainian parliaments hold virtual talks Alen Simonyan and Ruslan Stefanchuk held talks via video conference on Tuesday, May 21. Pashinyan travels to Iran to pay tribute to Raisi, others Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has left for the Islamic Republic of Iran on a working visit. |