  Armenian air defence forces best in region, expert believesMay 17, 2011 - 16:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Military expert Artsrun Hovhannesyan gave high assessment to the excellent performance of Armenian air defence forces in Karabakh war years, characterizing it as the best in the region. As the head of the air defence department at Military Aviation Institute after Armenak Khamfertsyan, Haykaz Gevorgyan noted, rearmament is another successful step by Armenian air defence forces. Even before Armenia purchased S-300 missile systems, Armenian experts had excellent command of them. During post-Soviet period, Armenian air defence forces showed more progress than those of NATO, he said.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
