Ex-military official insists Iskander was used in KarabakhMarch 2, 2021 - 19:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Iskander system was used during the recent war in Nagorno-Karabakh, Former Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces Movses Hakobyan has said. Hakobyan thus reaffirmed his earlier statement on the use of Iskander by the Armenian side, Aravot.am reports. “I'm not an average soldier providing unverified information. I answer and insist that the Iskander was fired during the war. That's all. The rest is none of my business,” Hakobyan said. Immediately after the war, Hakobyan gave a press conference and said an Iskander missile had been used, but did not disclose other details. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said earlier that the Iskander missiles did not explode or weren't fully functional during hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh, and was contradicted by then First Deputy Chief of the Army General Staff, Lieutenant General Tiran Khachatryan, who was later sacked. Several days later, however, a spokesperson for Pashinyan said the PM had been given inaccurate information concerning the situation with the Russian missiles. 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 | U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |