Armenia, Slovakia sign military cooperation agreementNovember 23, 2010 - 12:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan paid a visit to Slovakia on invitation of his Slovak counterpart Lubomir Galko. The two Ministers discussed bilateral relations and signed an agreement on cooperation envisaging development of military education, peacekeeping activity, medicine, exchange of information and revision of defense strategy. Minister Ohanyan also laid flowers to the Armenian Genocide Memorials in Bratislava. On November 23, the Armenian delegation headed for Hungary when discussions on defense cooperation are scheduled, reported the press office of the RA Ministry of Defense. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia named European U18 chess vice-champion The U18 chess team of Armenia won the title of vice-champion of the European Team Championship. MEPs issue statement to defend Armenia-France military cooperation The deputies emphasized that having an army armed with combat and modern military equipment is the sovereign right of any country. WFP, EDB, Yeremyan Farm to expand Milk in Schools project in Armenia The partnership aims to establish a cooperative framework to assess the feasibility of the initiative. Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1. |