  Defense Minister: no justification for soldiers’ deaths January 28, 2012 - 16:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian armed forces general staff keeps grappling with the issue of tragic incidents in the army, according to Armenian Defense Minister. “Soldiers’ death cases can neither be justified nor mitigated,” Seyran Ohanyan said during a general staff sitting dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the 20th anniversary of the Armenian army formation. Dwelling on the outcomes of 2011, Armenian Military Prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan, in turn, noted that in 2011 the number of soldiers’ deaths decreased to 36 against 54 in 2010.   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 |  Latest 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”. |
