 Armenia PM defends Minister’s “new war – new territories” remarks April 2, 2019 - 11:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has defended Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan’s “new war – new territories” comments made before a group of local Armenians in New York last week. Tonoyan had declared that the territories-for-peace formula will no longer exist, reformulating it as ‘new war – new territories.’ He also said Armenia was aiming to boost its offensive capabilities. “Had Davit Tonoyan made different remarks, I would relieve him of his duties,” Pashinyan said as he visited Yerevan’s Yerablur military pantheon on the third anniversary of the Four-Day War. “TWhat the Minister said was that should there be a new war, we must strive to win it. “If a Defense Minister thinks otherwise, they should not be Defense Minister. “This (the statement - Ed.) doesn’t undermine the peace process, quite the contrary, emphasizes the importance of a peaceful settlement process.”   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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh 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. |
