Pashinyan meets Armenian Army Command Staff amid turmoilMarch 10, 2021 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday, March 10 met the Command Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia, hid office said in a video published on Facebook. Pashinyan is expected to publish his speech later in the day. The meeting comes on the heels of disagreements between the Prime Minister and the country's top military brass, involving the latter demanding Pashinyan's resignation and Pashinyan sacking the Chief of the Army General Staff. Earlier on Wednesday, the Premier proposed to reinstate Lieutenant-General Artak Davtyan in the post of the Chief of the Army General Staff, having fired him only months ago. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |