Armenian, Russian defense chiefs talk military cooperationMarch 10, 2021 - 19:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Ministers of Russia and Armenia Sergei Shoigu and Vagharshak Harutyunyan discussed military cooperation and issues of mutual interest over the phone on Wednesday, March 10. "During the phone call, various aspects of bilateral military and military-technical cooperation, the current situation in Nagorno-Karabakh where Russian peacekeepers are deployed, as well as other issues of mutual interest were discussed," a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry reports. Shoigu and Harutyunyan's talks took place against the backdrop of the political crisis in Armenia. Earlier on Wednesday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan fired Chief of the Army General Staff Onik Gasparyan and proposed appointing Lieutenant-General Artak Davtyan in the post. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |