Stepan Safaryan: RA Defense Ministry has to openly investigate the death of 6 soldiersAugust 2, 2010 - 20:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The head of heritage parliamentary group Stepan Safaryan expressed concern over the recent incident claiming lives of 6 RA Armed Forces soldiers. “Recent incident proves the necessity of personnel reforms in RA Armed Forces,” Stepan Safaryan told a news conference inv Yerevan. “To justify Armenian society’s trust in the Army, RA Defense Ministry has to openly investigate the case of the death of 6 soldiers to hold the perpetrators responsible,” he stressed. On July 28, six servicemen died as a result of incident caused by rough violation of combat duty rules: Lieutenant Vardges Tadevosyan (Yerevan), as well as conscripts Gurgen Hovsepyan (Echmiadzin), Andranik Sargsyan (Yerevan), Robert Hovhannisyan (Vanadzor), Artyom Manasyan (Charentsavan) and Karo Ayvazyan (Yerevan). 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 | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |