Armenia-Russia strategic ties will continue to expand: Defense MinisterMay 16, 2018 - 17:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Strategic partnership between Armenia and Russia will continue to expand and develop given the major potential in the various fields, Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan said at a meeting with Russian envoy Andrey Ivanov and Military and Air Attaché, Major-General Yevgeny Bulavintsev in Yerevan. At the meeting on Wednesday, May 16, the minister stressed the importance of Armenian-Russian allied relations in ensuring the military security of Armenia. Tonoyan also prioritized the cooperation between the two countries within military political blocs, particularly the Collective Security Treaty Organization, as well as within the framework of international agencies. Besides, further development paths of cooperation at the military-political, military and military-technical levels were identified at the meetings. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with newly-elected Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan that he expects that under the new Armenian government relations between Moscow and Yerevan will continue to develop just as robustly as before. 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. |