Armenia, Russia to hold joint military drills in RussiaApril 16, 2021 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Russia will hold joint military exercises in Russia, according to a press release from the Armenian Defense Ministry. Details of the drills were discussed during the meeting of Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan, Russian ambassador to Yerevan Sergey Kopyrkin and the embassy's military attaché, Colonel Andrey Grischuk. Harutyunyan also stressed the importance of Russia's role and efforts in helping stabilize the situation in the region. The Defense Minister said he appreciates the mission of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), and stressed the importance of the immediate repatriation of the Armenian prisoners of war and other captives from Azerbaijan. Bilateral military cooperation was high on the agenda too. 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. |