Committee on coordination of strategic activities in defense sector formed in ArmeniaOctober 13, 2008 - 15:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Security Council of Armenia discussed Saturday the outcomes of Rubezh 2008 command and staff exercise and the republic's juridical system.The Security Council NSC gave a positive assessment to the maneuvers and pointed out to a number of shortcomings which will be addressed," NSC Secretary Artur Baghdassaryan told reporters. "By President's Sargsyan's decree an interdepartmental committee to control and coordinate strategic activities in defense sector was formed in Armenia," he said, adding that the process of conscription and civil defense reform will be in the highlight. Baghdassaryan said issues referring to Armenia's chairmanship in the CSTO were also considered. Commenting on reform in the juridical system, he said that the population will soon notice considerable changes in the field. "Presently, only licensed attorneys had the right to address to the court of review. We should give up this practice," Baghdassaryan said. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Your home is in Armenia – Ameriabank offers mortgage loans for the Diaspora To buy real estate, Diasporans can apply to Ameriabank online to buy, renovate or build a home anywhere in Armenia. ARARAT special evening dedicated to Aznavour's 100th Anniv. On May 20 ARARAT legendary Armenian brandy, celebrated the centennial of Maestro Charles Aznavour with a special event. Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |