  Armenian, Russian defense chiefs talk military cooperation March 10, 2021 - 19:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Defense Ministers of Russia and Armenia Sergei Shoigu and Vagharshak Harutyunyan discussed military cooperation and issues of mutual interest over the phone on Wednesday, March 10. "During the phone call, various aspects of bilateral military and military-technical cooperation, the current situation in Nagorno-Karabakh where Russian peacekeepers are deployed, as well as other issues of mutual interest were discussed," a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry reports. Shoigu and Harutyunyan's talks took place against the backdrop of the political crisis in Armenia. Earlier on Wednesday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan fired Chief of the Army General Staff Onik Gasparyan and proposed appointing Lieutenant-General Artak Davtyan in the post.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
