  Stepan Galstyan to remain Acting Chief of Army Staff for 5 more days March 15, 2021 - 16:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lieutenant General Stepan Galstyan will continue his role as Acting Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian Armed Forces for at least another 5 days, Chairman of the Standing Parliamentary Committee on Defense and Security Andranik Kocharyan said Monday, March 15. Kocharyan noted that martial law will sooner or later be lifted in the country and recommended that opposition lawmakers first consult the Defense Ministry on the matter. "Today we do not have a Chief of Army General Staff, although Lieutenant General Stepan Galstyan will perform the duties for at least 5 more days. But there is a Defense Minister after all, whose opinion should be asked," Kocharyan said. The opposition Prosperous Armenia party earlier submitted a project to abolish martial law in the country. The Committee did not approve the bill.   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 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.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
