Offenders caught while attempting to cross Armenia-Turkey borderNovember 8, 2018 - 12:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Border guards of the Russian Federal Security Service in Armenia have detained a group of people who were trying to illegally cross the Turkish border, the press service of the Security Service said. According to preliminary data, those detained were citizens of India and were caught while attempting to cross the border to Turkey on Wednesday, November 7. None of them had any documents but carried backpacks and had some cash. The trespassers have been transferred to law enforcement bodies of Armenia, in compliance with the country’s legislation. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |