Armenia: Women to be recruited in proposed voluntary militarySeptember 1, 2020 - 14:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Minister of Defense Gabriel Balayan has said that women will be involved in a proposed all-voluntary military in Armenia, Sputnik Armenia reports. According to him, no discrimination will be applied when it comes to recruitment in the civilian militia. For several years now, women have also been enrolled in military schools, the Deputy Defense Minister said. "In the first stage, women will perform non-combat missions, should they express such a desire. There are female officers, sergeants in the army reserve force who are not assigned to specific military units," Balayan explained. He also said that the creation of an all-voluntary military does not mean that armed people will be freely roaming the streets. Defense Minister David Tonoyan provided some details about the proposed volunteer military in the country, explaining that the move seeks to first of all solve the problem of organizing self-defense in border villages. 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 | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |