Armenia confirms not planning to join NATO's Defender Europe 21 drill![]() April 27, 2021 - 11:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has confirmed it is not planning to participate in NATO's Defender Europe 21 exercise, the Defense Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday, April 27. The Defense Ministry said earlier that the Armenian side had asked the Alliance to review the list of countries participating in the drills, noting that Armenian troops only join NATO events that prepare for missions promoting international peace and stability. The Defender Europe 21 will be held from late April to early June. 30,000 multinational forces from dozens of nations will conduct nearly simultaneous operations across more than 30 training areas in a dozen countries. ![]() ![]() As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |