  Parents of killed soldiers protesting at government building in Yerevan  September 8, 2011 - 11:11 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Members of the Army in Reality civil initiative have gathered in front of the government building in Yerevan to protest recent deadly incidents in the Armenian army. The protesters, mostly parents of the killed soldiers, formed a line holding the photos of their children. Their unwillingness to clear the way towards the government building resulted in a clash with the police officers. “We are gathering here each Thursday but nothing changes,” one of the parents said, demanding a meeting with the Prime Minister and Defense Minister to get answers to their questions. As a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent reported from the ground, there are also Diaspora representatives among the protesters. Many of the parents say they possess proof of how and by whom their sons were killed but the investigation produced no result.  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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
