$30 billion necessary for upgrading Armenia's arsenal: Defense officialNovember 5, 2016 - 17:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - $30 billion is needed for upgrading Armenia's entire arsenal, Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan said Friday, November 4. Addressing the seminar Tech-Friday in Gyumri, Hovhannisyan stressed the importance of qualified personnel among the armed forces. "We pay more attention to having accomplished sergeants, officers and other senior military staff who can make the right decisions," the military said. "When there aren't enough resources,we shift the focus on the efficient use of the existing tools." "Ammunition is constantly being updated in the Armenian army, this process was underway long before the events in early April," Hovhannisyan said referring to the large-scale offensive unleashed by Azerbaijan against Karabakh in spring. "The most conservative estimates show we need $30 billion to upgrade all of Armenia's arsenal. And even if we had the money, we would still be unable to acquire weapons and ammunition equivalent to such an amount." 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 | Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |