  Defense ministry: reservists’ participation in exercises planned March 23, 2013 - 16:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian defense ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan commented on continuous concerns regarding the reservists’ participation in military exercises. “Military exercises are carefully planned a year ago. Armenian armed forces annually conduct such maneuvers, with reservists participating. This is a planned step. However, these exercises have never taken three months. In fact these maneuvers are not large-scale and will take only a few days. Armenian defense ministry’s measures are aimed at ensuring the security,” Mr Hovhannisyan said, adding that the issue should not be politicized.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
