Armenia's Internal Troops ready to patrol combat positions: MinisterJuly 9, 2018 - 16:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Internal Troops of Armenia are ready to patrol the borders in combat positions, Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan told reporters on Monday, July 9, speaking at the Republican recruiting station in Yerevan. Asked if there were any new security challenges, the Minister said the situation is controlled both on the border with Nakhijevan and in the Karabakh conflict zone. “Our police forces are equal to other armed forces,” Tonoyan was quoted as saying by Sputnik Armenia. When asked how many of them will go to the border, Tonoyan said the details will be published in due time, if necessary. As reported earlier, the son of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has been drafted to the army alongside thousands of other new recruits. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Baku: EU, U.S. share responsibility for Armenia’s “destabilizing actions” Azerbaijan has declared that the European Union and the United States will share responsibility for any destabilizing actions of Armenia |