  CSTO and NATO exercise to bring Armenian army to a new levelJuly 23, 2008 - 16:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to a plan of Armenian army reform scheduled from 2007 to 2015, the Defense Minister of Armenia is preparing for introduction of contractual system of military service, RA Defense Minister said. "With participation in Rubezh 2008 (CSTO) and Cooperative Longbow/Lancer-2008 (NATO), Armenian armed forces will enter a new stage of its development," Seyran Ohanyan told a news conference in Yerevan. He also remarked that Baku disseminates misinformation that Russia cut the quota in its military institutes for Armenian students and increased it for Azeris. "The Armenian-Russian agreements remain valid," the Minister 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 |  Related sections 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. |
