Armenia vows to respond in kind to Azerbaijan's actionsSeptember 20, 2018 - 12:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Armed Forces will retaliate Azerbaijan’s actions on the border as a result of which an Armenian soldier was killed, Defense Minister Davit Tonoyan said at a meeting with German ambassador Matthias Kiesler and Germany’s new Military Attaché Lutz-Michael Lorentzen. An Armenian contract soldier was killed in Azerbaijan's cross-border fire in Tavush province on Wednesday, September 19. According to preliminary information, the serviceman, Haykaz Matevosyan (b. 1980), received a gunshot wound in the neck. Matevosyan died on the way to the military hospital. Tonoyan learned about the incident right before the meeting and briefed Kiesler and Lorentzen on the current situation. The Defense Minister said Armenia will take corresponding measures. At the meeting in Yerevan, Tonoyan hailed cooperation between Armenia and Germany, implemented in various formats, such as exchange of experience in different areas of mutual interest, military education as well as joint participation in the NATO mission in Afghanistan. Ambassador Kiesler said, in turn, that the German side is ready to continue the efficient cooperation with Armenia. Armenian Foreign Ministry spokesman Tigran Balayan has urged the international community to rein in Azerbaijan after its recent provocation on the border with Armenia. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner 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. 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. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |