Armenia Army chief meets Russian peacekeeping commander in YerevanApril 1, 2021 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Chief of the Armenian Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Artak Davtyan on Thursday, April 1 met Lieutenant General Rustam Muradov, the commander of the Russian peacekeeping contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh. The two discussed security issues and cooperation, as well as weighed in on the importance of repatriating the Armenian prisoners of war and organizing the search for the missing troops. According to a press release from the General Staff, Davtyan also thanked Muradov for the efficient activity of the peacekeeping contingent. Russian peacekeepers were deployed in Nagorno-Karabakh immediately after the completion of hostilities unleashed by Azerbaijan in fall 2020. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |