Armenia, Italy sign agreement on defense cooperationOctober 17, 2012 - 22:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, October 17, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan and his Italian counterpart Giampaolo di Paola signed an intergovernmental agreement on defense cooperation. Following the agreement signing ceremony, Minister Ohanyan called attention to cooperation in military education, in the framework of which Armenian soldiers may undergo training in Italian academies. The agreement also envisages cooperation in military justice, defense and security, peacekeeping and humanitarian fields, as well as military medicine and defense industry. Minister Ohanyan further stressed the importance of the Italian official’s visit to Yerevan, voicing hope for further deepening of defense cooperation. Italian minister, in turn, noted that Italy cooperates with all the countries of the South Caucasus to contribute to establishment of peace in the region. Top stories 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. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |