Commander of Armenia's 3rd Army Corps sackedJuly 8, 2021 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The commander of the 3rd Army Corps, Major General Grigori Khachaturov has been dismissed, according to a decree signed by President Armen Sarkissian. Khachaturov is the son of Yuri Khachaturov, a former Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and former Chief of the Army General Staff of Armenia. Grigori Khachaturov was among the army officers who penned a letter in late February to demand the resignation of acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. However, he was the only one to publicly reiterate his demand. Head of Armed Forces Air Defence Armen Vardanyan and Head of the Department of Engineering Troops Ishkhan Matosyan were fired earlier. 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 | 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. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |