Seyran Ohanyan: title of Karabakh war veteran imposes certain obligationsJanuary 15, 2011 - 17:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan presided over a meeting of the law enforcement bodies on the results of 2010 that was held in the RA Defense Ministry. Commenting on the recent incident in the army, which resulted in the death of a young man, Ohanyan noted that the title of the Karabakh war veteran imposes certain obligations. Naturally, the public expects officers, who participated in the war, to display exemplary behavior, said Ohanyan. He added that the Ministry will continue being intolerant towards any violation of the law to ensure development of the successes gained at the expense of soldiers’ life. Armenian Deputy Minister of Defense, Major General Vladimir Gasparyan and newly appointed Military Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan also delivered speeches. 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. |