Armenia will be the first buyer of new Kalashnikov assault riflesJanuary 24, 2019 - 11:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will purchase about 50 new AK-12 assault rifles from the Kalashnikov Concern, general director of the Concern Vladimir Dmitriev said in an interview with Kommersant. “The contract being ready, we are preparing a small batch of about 50 rifles for now. They will use and test them, and hopefully continue to purchase more,” Dmitriev said. According to Dmitriev, Armenia will become the first country other than Russia to purchase AK-12. Kalashnikov concern has been under U.S. and European sanctions for the fifth year now but remains one of the most successful defense enterprises in Russia. It is the largest Russian developer and manufacturer of automatic combat and sniper weapons, guided artillery rockets, as well as a wide range of precision weapons. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. |