Armenian Defense Minister meets Karabakh volunteersSeptember 10, 2016 - 12:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan met with commanders of a number of volunteer detachments that participated in the military actions in early April. Azerbaijan on April 2 launched an overt offensive against Nagorno Karabakh, with hundreds of soldiers and civilians reported killed on both sides as a result. The parties reached a verbal deal on the cessation of hostilities in Moscow on April 5. At the meeting, Ohanyan hailed the role that volunteers played both during the Karabakh war back in the 1990s and the four-day clashes in April. The Defense Minister addressed the issue of granting status of participant of military actions to volunteers who have taken part in the four-day war. Also, they agreed on the importance of always presenting the activities of military actions participants to the society. 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. |