Implicit obedience guarantees army’s fighting capacityMarch 10, 2011 - 17:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The bill on Disciplinary Charter of the Armenian Armed Forces must not contain a stipulation excusing soldiers from obeying the commander’s orders, according to former Deputy Defense Minister of Armenia, a member of Dashnaktsutyun parliamentary group. “The stipulation is to be withdrawn. No disputing of the order must be allowed in the army. Only implicit obedience can guarantee the army’s fighting capacity,” Artur Aghabekyan stressed. Under the bill on Disciplinary Charter of the Armenian Armed Forces, servicemen have the right to dispute commander’s order and submit a relevant protocol with respect to it. 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 | Lemkin Institute petition seeks release of Armenians in Azerbaijan The Lemkin Institute is deeply concerned about the continued illegal detention of political prisoners from Karabakh in Azerbaijan. Armenian Catholicos calls for national unity against threats Karekin II issued a message on Republic Day marking the anniversary of the First Armenian Republic. Opposition leader, supporters spend night at Sardarapat memorial Police made nearly 300 arrests the day before as Galstanyan and his supporters continued to demonstrate in Yerevan. Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. |