Armenia leads Warrior of Peace competition of Int’l Army GamesAugust 7, 2019 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Armed Forces are leading the Warrior of Peace event of the International Army Games 2019 that kicked off on Tuesday, August 6 morning in Russia. Russian and Kazakh teams lag behind Armenia in the second and third spots, respectively, in the competition which Armenia is hosting this year. The International Army Games will last through August 17 and involve ten countries -- Armenia, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia and Uzbekistan. The annual competitions are aimed at defining the strongest military experts from the participating countries in 32 military contests, with more than 6,000 participants joining the events this year. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |