Lawmaker: Number of Armenian victims of Karabakh war won't exceed 4000April 9, 2021 - 13:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Lawmaker from the ruling My Step bloc Artak Manukyan said Friday, April 9 that the number of victims of the Second Karabakh War won't surpass 4000. "We can say for sure that the number of victims of the war can't exceed 4000," Manukyan told a meeting of the Standing Committee on Defense and Security Affairs. Lawmakers were discussing draft amendments to the law on making contributions to the Insurance Foundation for Servicemen. If approved, Armenian citizens will be required to pay between AMD 2000 and AMD 5000, ($4-$9) depending on the amount of their salaries. The Insurance Fund pays allowances to families of Armenian soldiers killed or seriously injured during hostilities. Manukyan suggested pushing the discussion back two months, as the country is still fighting the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic and the 44-day war. 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 | 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 skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: 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”. |