“The sun will come up”: Pashinyan apologizes to fallen soldiers' parentsJanuary 28, 2023 - 12:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has apologized to all the parents whose children died in the army. Pashinyan delivered a speech on Saturday, January 28, as Armenians mark the 31st anniversary of the establishment of the Army, kneeled before the parents of those who fell in action and said: “The sun will come up”. “Today we mark the 31st anniversary of the formation of our army and first of all we commemorate the memory of our martyrs who gave their lives for the Motherland,” he said. “Despite all the difficulties, they are the ones who inspire us and fill us with the awareness that our struggle for statehood, for sovereignty, independence and security cannot fail if there is dedication, if there is faith.” “Today, thousands of people devotedly serving in the Armenian army are serving the Republic of Armenia, independence, sovereignty, and statehood, and we will do everything to change the quality of their service,” he added. “This is why the government has undertaken large-scale reforms in the army, the purpose of which is to make every soldier, every officer more capable and professional, and at the same time, more prosperous.” Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |