Joint military-industrial enterprises to be established based on Armenian-Russian agreement signed in YerevanDecember 13, 2010 - 18:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - State programs for the development of military equipment and armaments in 2011-2015 were discussed and approved during a sitting of the RA National Security Council (NSC). “With approving these programs, we take a significant step aimed at liquidating all possible military threats faced by Armenia,” Secretary of the RA NSC Arthur Baghdasaryan told a press conference in Yerevan. He added that military equipment and armaments will be modernized as part of the program, what will be of considerable importance for increasing the Armenian Armed Forces fighting capacity as well. Baghdasaryan noted that the program will be enforced by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan’s decree. According to him, the program will also promote the development of Armenia’s defense industry. The RA NSC Secretary noted that joint military-industrial enterprises will be established based on the agreement signed in Yerevan on Armenian-Russian cooperation in the field of defense industry. According to Baghdasaryan, it will allow developing Armenia’s defense industry, creating jobs, as well as boosting cooperation with Russia and other CSTO member states, the RA NSC press service reported. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |