  Armenia participates in meeting of CIS Council of Defense Ministers June 25, 2022 - 10:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's defense chief Suren Papikyan participated in the meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the CIS member states on Friday, June 24 in Russia. More than 20 issues were in the table, including international developments, growing dangers and challenges for the security environment of the CIS member states. "The participants of the meeting discussed a number of issues related to the establishment of a joint humanitarian demining engineering unit, the deepening of cooperation in the field of military education, contact between the Armed Forces of the CIS member states, as well as the necessary legal and organizational work for the establishment of joint air defense systems," the Armenian Defense Ministry said in a statement. "Given the full agenda of the Armenian-Russian military cooperation and the allied relations between the countries, an additional agreement was reached to organize a meeting of Armenian Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan and Russian Minister of Defense Sergey Shoigu in Moscow in August."   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says  David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |
