Official: Armenia looks to finish engineering work on border by year-end![]() December 9, 2021 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Defense Minister Arman Sargsyan has said the authorities will do everything to complete engineering work in the army by the end of the year. "We have set up modular barracks on the border, which allow our soldiers to take turns, sleep and warm up. They have firewood, the state is doing everything to improve the situation," Sargsyan told reporters on Thursday, December 9. Sargsyan, however, failed to answer to questions about the situation on the border, claiming that those are "sensitive issues" and official information should suffice at this stage. On Thursday, the Azerbaijani military launched a fresh provocation on the border with Armenia, opening fire from various caliber firearms on positions stationed in the province of Gegharkunik. The Armenian side took retaliatory measures, although shooting continued as of 17:00 Thursday, December 9, the Defense Ministry reported. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |