 Top defense official reveals details about new army concept March 15, 2022 - 16:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Defense Minister Arman Sargsyan has provided details about a new concept which will transform the Armed Forces of Armenia. On Tuesday, March 15, Sargsyan was asked in parliament whether the Defense Ministry's plan to transform the army so that it "defends against aggression rather than shows aggression" means the armed forces are going to become "toothless". The Deputy Defense Minister said they are not planning to build a "toothless" army but are emphasizing that the Armenian Armed Forces will not pursue a policy of aggression. "The goal of the Armenian Armed Forces is not to provoke a war, not to show aggression towards its neighbors. There can be no question of being "toothless", the state is doing everything to make our armed forces efficient and capable of counterattacking," Sargsyan said.   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 |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
