  Armenia confirms commitment to carry out tasks within NATO mission June 28, 2019 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A delegation led by Armenian Defense Minister David Tonoyan on Thursday, June 27 at NATO headquarters in Brussels took part in a meeting of Defense Ministers of countries that provide forces for NATO's Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan. The Armenian Minister of Defense confirmed in his speech the country's commitment to carry out tasks within the mission. Tonoyan also revealed his stance on the resolution of the conflict in Afghanistan. After the meeting, the Minister of Defense held a series of meetings with colleagues from NATO member countries and partners. During the meetings, agreements were reached on programs in the field of defense cooperation in bilateral and multilateral formats. Issues concerning regional security and those of bilateral interest were also discussed.   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 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 skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: 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”. |
