Russian-Armenian air defense command post opened in ArmeniaDecember 20, 2010 - 16:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - As a result of cooperation of air defense troops of the RA Armed Forces and 102nd Russian military base stationed in Armenia, a joint air defense command post was opened. Due to its modern equipment, the command post will be able to fix threats at air borders within the accuracy of one second and manage air target destruction. The RA Defense Ministry’s press service reported that Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan participated in the official opening ceremony of the joint air defense command post. Stressing the importance of the joint air defense command post opening, Ohanyan said that it is a qualitatively new level of the Armenian-Russian military cooperation and is an evidence of the strategic nature of the two countries’ relations. The Minister also participated in a ceremony of army building’s opening in a military unit of the Armenian Armed Forces’ air defense, familiarized himself with conditions in barracks and operation of S-300 missile systems. Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |