  Armenia defense chief visits posts on border with Azerbaijan July 6, 2018 - 18:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan on Friday, July 6 visited the southwestern section of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan (near Nakhijevan), said a spokesman for the Ministry, Artsrun Hovhannisyan. While in the military positions, Tonoyan discussed the situation on the border and issues of combat service with the leadership of the military unit. “At the end of the meeting, Tonoyan rewarded servicemen who brilliantly performed combat missions,” Hovhannisyan said in a Facebook post. Related links:   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
