  Armenia to develop its military mightOctober 9, 2009 - 21:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, National Security Council Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan, General Staff Chief Yuri Khachaturov and high ranking officers of the Defense Ministry held Friday a meeting on military reform. "Military reform is the imperative and guarantee of the country's development," Minister Ohanyan said in his opening remarks. "It will ensure quality reorganization of the army." Touching on the possible opening of the Armenian-Turkish border, he said that the Defense Ministry will take action to prevent all negative factors. For his part, NSC Secretary Arthur Baghdasaryan dwelled on Armenia's cooperation with NATO and CSTO.   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 |  Related sections Latest 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. |
