  Armenia: Charges brought against former top security official September 11, 2020 - 18:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Special Investigation Service of Armenia has brought charges against Vachagan Ghazaryan, the chief of former President Serzh Sargsyan's security staff. According to official information, Ghazaryan held the position of the First Deputy Head of the State Protection Service of the country's National Security Service in 2008-2018 and used his post against the interests of the service, "which inadvertently caused severe repercussions." In particular, Ghazaryan had proposed that a driver from the country's National Security Service also worked for his wife while receiving a salary from the state. From 2015 to 2018, the NSS has paid the driver almost 9.5 million drams (approximately $20,000) in salaries and bonuses.   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 |  Latest 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. |
