Anti-sabotage systems set up at frontlines: Defense Minister September 16, 2014 - 17:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan announced creation of a defense system to curb the enemy’s sabotage attempts at a Tuesday, Sept 16 meeting with students and professors of the Yerevan State University. “Both in Artsakh and Armenia, we set up sabotage-preventing defense systems. While committing acts of sabotage, the enemy reached the engineering structures and could not move forward,” the Minister said. Commenting on the civilians crossing the border, Ohanyan noted, “mountainous terrain in the area does not allow blocking every meter of the border. Some sections remain open, but there are special signs there. However, local residents do not pay attention to them.” Dwelling on recent escalations at the frontline, the official slammed Azeri policy of deliberately flaring the tensions, which, however, wasn’t successful. “We have created conditions where strong-arm methods cannot be used against Armenia and Artsakh. The victories we gained during our struggle for Artsakh’s existence are being multiplied,” Ohanyan said, according to Tert.am. As the Minister stressed further, Armenia is modernizing its military equipment. According to the official, Armenia’s arsenal includes has long-range and precise military equipment; also, the country struck deals to further enhance its military capacity. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |