 Official: Armenia looks to finish engineering work on border by year-end December 9, 2021 - 18:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Defense Minister Arman Sargsyan has said the authorities will do everything to complete engineering work in the army by the end of the year. "We have set up modular barracks on the border, which allow our soldiers to take turns, sleep and warm up. They have firewood, the state is doing everything to improve the situation," Sargsyan told reporters on Thursday, December 9. Sargsyan, however, failed to answer to questions about the situation on the border, claiming that those are "sensitive issues" and official information should suffice at this stage. On Thursday, the Azerbaijani military launched a fresh provocation on the border with Armenia, opening fire from various caliber firearms on positions stationed in the province of Gegharkunik. The Armenian side took retaliatory measures, although shooting continued as of 17:00 Thursday, December 9, the Defense Ministry reported.   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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
