  Armenia, France sign defense cooperation agreement for 2018 March 17, 2018 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and France have agreed on bilateral cooperation in the defense sector for 2018. Defense policy chief of Armenia’s defense ministry Levon Ayvazyan and the French Defense Attaché in Armenia Olivier Madiot signed the agreement on Friday, March 16. The document encompasses 10 aspects overall, including military education, training, French language training, as well as exchange programs in military medicine, cyber security, engineering and other areas in Armenia and France. Also, the parties agreed to continue collaborating for a deeper cooperation in the peacekeeping field.   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 |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
