Seyran Ohanyan estimates positively preparatory works for fall draftOctober 23, 2010 - 18:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On October 23, the Armenian Ministry of Defense hosted a sitting of the republican draft board, which summarized the results of the 2010 spring draft and discussed works on the upcoming fall draft. In his opening remarks, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan attached importance to keeping the society informed of the entire process of the fall draft and securing atmosphere of mutual trust between the army and society. Seyran Ohanyan estimated positively the results of the spring draft and preparatory works for the fall draft. RA Armed Forces General Staff Chief Yuri Khachaturov delivered a report. Presenting the results of the 2010 spring draft, he referred both to achievements and mistakes. Seyran Ohanyan instructed to eliminate the mistakes revealed earlier, duly organize the upcoming draft, as well as secure transparency and democratic control, the press service of the RA Defense Ministry 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. Armenia, Russia agree on repairing railway destroyed in floods Yerevan and Moscow have agreed to repair a flood-stricken railway in northern Armenia. |