Armenia, Russia to hold joint military drills in RussiaApril 16, 2021 - 11:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Russia will hold joint military exercises in Russia, according to a press release from the Armenian Defense Ministry. Details of the drills were discussed during the meeting of Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan, Russian ambassador to Yerevan Sergey Kopyrkin and the embassy's military attaché, Colonel Andrey Grischuk. Harutyunyan also stressed the importance of Russia's role and efforts in helping stabilize the situation in the region. The Defense Minister said he appreciates the mission of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh (Artsakh), and stressed the importance of the immediate repatriation of the Armenian prisoners of war and other captives from Azerbaijan. Bilateral military cooperation was high on the agenda too. 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 | 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”. U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. |