Defense reforms bring fighting capacity of Armenian army to new levelJuly 9, 2010 - 16:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On July 9, the RA Ministry of Defense hosted a conference dedicated to defense reforms. The conference, chaired by Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, focused on revising the RA defense strategy and reforms implemented as part of this process. It was noted that the reforms and application of new approaches have brought the fighting capacity of the Armenian army to a new level. Summarizing the conference's results, the Defense Minister gave instructions on further implementation of reforms, the Ministry's press service reported. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. “He will leave”: Protest leader no longer demands meeting with Pashinyan Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan no longer demands a meeting with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. |