  Pashinyan meets Armenian Army Command Staff amid turmoil March 10, 2021 - 17:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Wednesday, March 10 met the Command Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia, hid office said in a video published on Facebook. Pashinyan is expected to publish his speech later in the day. The meeting comes on the heels of disagreements between the Prime Minister and the country's top military brass, involving the latter demanding Pashinyan's resignation and Pashinyan sacking the Chief of the Army General Staff. Earlier on Wednesday, the Premier proposed to reinstate Lieutenant-General Artak Davtyan in the post of the Chief of the Army General Staff, having fired him only months ago.   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. |
