  Charges brought against ex-chief of Armenian Army Staff May 3, 2021 - 18:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Charges have been brought against the former Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian army, Colonel-General Movses Hakobyan, Factor.am reports. Hakobyan was summoned for questioning by the country's National Security Service, after which he was charged under Article 306 of the Criminal Code (unauthorized disclosure of state secrets). Hakobyan was reportedly released on his own recognizance. In November 2020, Hakobyan declared that Armenia had acquired SU-30SM fighter aircraft, Osa-AK systems, but did not use them during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Ministry of Defense denied this information and stated that they contain state secrets. Hakobyan was also involved in a spat over Armnia's alleged use of Iskander missiles during the 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 |  Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
