Artsakh President credits Armenian army as guarantor of freedomJanuary 28, 2019 - 13:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh (Nagorno Karabakh) President Bako Sahakyan on Monday, January 28 sent a congratulatory letter to Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to congratulate him on the Day of the Armenian Army. "The victorious Armenian Army is our nation's pride, the main guarantor of our freedom and security, one of the key factors of maintaining peace and stability in the region," Sahakyan said. "We honor our heroic army, all our martyrs who have sacrificed their lives for the freedom of our homeland, brave soldiers whose unshakable will, courage and selflessness keep the borders of our native country firm." The Republic of Armenia celebrates Army Day January 28. In 1991, by the decision of the Government of the Republic of Armenia, the State Defense Committee at the Council of Ministers was established, and on December 5, by order of the President of Armenia, Vazgen Sargsyan was appointed Minister of Defense. On January 28, 1992, a historic decision was made “On the Defense of the Republic of Armenia”, thereby announcing the creation of the Armenian National Army. 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. 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. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine 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. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |