  Armenian Prime Minister’s son drafted to army July 9, 2018 - 13:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The son of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been drafted to the army alongside thousands of other new recruits. The conscripts on Monday, July 9 received blessings and advice from a priest in the Holy Cross church in Yerevan. The Prime Minister’s wife, Anna Hakobyan, was there to bid farewell to his son and was nervous, like all the other mothers in the recruiting station. Ashot Pashinyan had earlier revealed that he sought to serve in Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh). He expressed hope on Monday that the two years ahead will be quiet and exciting.   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 Henrikh 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.Armenia not going to war over Karabakh, says Pashinyan Armenia is not preparing to fight a war for Nagorno Karabakh, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview.Azerbaijani President travels to Moscow Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement. |
