Charges brought against ex-chief of Armenian Army StaffMay 3, 2021 - 18:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Charges have been brought against the former Chief of the General Staff of the Armenian army, Colonel-General Movses Hakobyan, Factor.am reports. Hakobyan was summoned for questioning by the country's National Security Service, after which he was charged under Article 306 of the Criminal Code (unauthorized disclosure of state secrets). Hakobyan was reportedly released on his own recognizance. In November 2020, Hakobyan declared that Armenia had acquired SU-30SM fighter aircraft, Osa-AK systems, but did not use them during the war in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Ministry of Defense denied this information and stated that they contain state secrets. Hakobyan was also involved in a spat over Armnia's alleged use of Iskander missiles during the war. 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. |