RA Defense Ministry launches program on reservists’ retrainingApril 2, 2011 - 15:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 2-10, Marshal Baghramian training area will host reservists’ training. Spokesman for the RA Defense Ministry David Karapetyan said that the training is a part of program on improving combat readiness of the Armenian armed forces and is not anyhow related to the threat of resumption of hostilities. “Reservists make a part of our country’s military potential; their retraining, as well as improvement of the military and mobilization resources will provide our country with the opportunity to take steps adequate to the threats, if changes take place in the atmosphere of safety,” said Karapetyan. The head of the organizational and mobilization department, Colonel Arakel Martikyan noted for his part that the launched training is a regular event of the armed forces military training. “The goal is to have military trained reservists who can fall in with their relevant military specialty, if needed,” Martikyan said. Head of the department of engineer troops, Major General Vostanik Adoyan said that reservists will be trained in mine laying and demining, constructing engineer obstacles, etc. 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. |