Organization of youth's army enrollment gaining importance in view of rapprochementOctober 13, 2009 - 17:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, RA Defense Ministry's Army Enrollment Committee sitting was held, attended by RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, General Staff Chief of RA Armed Forces Yuriy Khatchaturov, representative of RA NA Committee for Defense issues, Chief of RA Police Alik Sargsyan, Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan and RA Deputy Health Minister Hayk Darbinyan.As Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan noted in his statement, army enrollment is an important event aimed at raising RA Army's fighting efficiency. He emphasized the importance of army enrollment organization in view of RA -Turkey rapprochement, as Armenian authorities are revising defense doctrine in connection with normalization of relations with neighboring countries. "We, as supporters of RA-Turkey ties normalization, have to undertake steps towards negative factors' neutralization," RA Defense Minister stressed. Top stories 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 | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. |