Pashinyan: Armenia has purchased unprecedented amount of weaponsDecember 6, 2019 - 11:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Friday, December 6 that Armenia has purchased “unprecedented amount of weapons and ammunition”. Pashinyan was addressing the parliament Friday minutes before lawmakers approved the state budget for 2020. The PM described the budget as revolutionary, reminding that next year the country will spend AMD 3 billion ($6.3 million) to settle housing problems of citizens affected by the devastating earthquake of 1988. Pashinyan said the government has increased defense spending by AMD 66 billion ($138.7 million) or 28% in 2018-2020, adding that Armenia will continue its policy of maintaining a military balance in the region. The head of the Armenian government also said the economy has grown by 7.5% in the first nine months of 2019, which he said is “an absolute leading indicator” in the region. Top stories 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. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | 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. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |