  Lawmaker: Number of Armenian victims of Karabakh war won't exceed 4000 April 9, 2021 - 13:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lawmaker from the ruling My Step bloc Artak Manukyan said Friday, April 9 that the number of victims of the Second Karabakh War won't surpass 4000. "We can say for sure that the number of victims of the war can't exceed 4000," Manukyan told a meeting of the Standing Committee on Defense and Security Affairs. Lawmakers were discussing draft amendments to the law on making contributions to the Insurance Foundation for Servicemen. If approved, Armenian citizens will be required to pay between AMD 2000 and AMD 5000, ($4-$9) depending on the amount of their salaries. The Insurance Fund pays allowances to families of Armenian soldiers killed or seriously injured during hostilities. Manukyan suggested pushing the discussion back two months, as the country is still fighting the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and the 44-day war.   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 |  Latest news U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west  Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow.Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said.Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan.Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. |
