  Commander of Armenia's 3rd Army Corps sacked July 8, 2021 - 16:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The commander of the 3rd Army Corps, Major General Grigori Khachaturov has been dismissed, according to a decree signed by President Armen Sarkissian. Khachaturov is the son of Yuri Khachaturov, a former Secretary-General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization and former Chief of the Army General Staff of Armenia. Grigori Khachaturov was among the army officers who penned a letter in late February to demand the resignation of acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. However, he was the only one to publicly reiterate his demand. Head of Armed Forces Air Defence Armen Vardanyan and Head of the Department of Engineering Troops Ishkhan Matosyan were fired earlier.   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 |  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. |
