Armenia, Russia discuss army modernization, Syunik securityMarch 24, 2021 - 13:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan had a telephone conversation with the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, Army General Valery Gerasimov on Tuesday, March 24 evening. According to a statement from the Armenian Defense Ministry, issues related to the military cooperation between the two countries, their joint military groups, as well as a number of security issues facing the southern Armenian province of Syunik were discussed. After the completion of military hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), a number of villages and towns in Syunik have become border settlements. Azerbaijani troops, who are often deployed in close proximity to civilians infrastructure, have been recorded opening indiscriminate fire in their posts. The two also weighed in on programs of modernization and the large-scale reform of the Armed Forces of Armenia. Harutyunyan and Gerasimov agreed to arrange the visit of a high-ranking delegation from Russia to Armenia in the near future for more detailed discussions on said issues. 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. |