Armenia, Lebanon sign military cooperation agreementNovember 2, 2018 - 14:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Lebanon on Friday, November 2 signed an agreement on military cooperation when Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan met his Lebanese counterpart Yaacoub Sarraf. Sarraf met Tonoyan at the airport in Beirut and accompanied the Armenian military official to the country’s Defense Ministry. When in the Lebanese capital, Tonoyan laid flowers at the memorial to the fallen soldier. Once his meetings were over at the Ministry, the Defense Minister departed for a meeting with Armenian servicemen involved in a peacekeeping mission in Lebanon. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner 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 skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: 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”. |