Military prosecutor reports 50% drop in violent crimesJanuary 17, 2013 - 18:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Deputy Prosecutor General reported a 21,1% drop in the rate of crimes committed by servicemen in 2012. As military prosecutor Gevorg Kostanyan told a January 17 news conference, preventive measures initiated in 2012 promoted a drastic decrease in the number of servicemen-perpetrated crimes. “A 50% drop in the number of violent crimes with lethal outcome was posted,” the official said, citing risk minimization behind the result. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |