Armenia working to diversify weapons acquisition, says PMNovember 12, 2022 - 13:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is working to diversify the acquisition of weapons and military equipment, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with the Public TV on Friday, November 11. The journalist conducting the interview recalled media publications about weapons deals with India, to which Pashinyan said the government will make a statement if there's a need to notify the public about the results. The Prime Minister said earlier that Armenia had paid hundreds of millions of dollars to a country for weapons delivery but that said country was failing to deliver the products. On Friday, Pashinyan said the matter was still under discussion. "No, unfortunately [the issue] has not been resolved to date. But discussions are ongoing," he added. The Armenian Ministry of Defense recently terminated a contract with the Jordanian company Jadara Equipment & Defence Systems Co for the supply of weapons. A letter signed by Deputy Defense Minister Karen Brutyan was published on the website of the Armenian Finance Ministry on November 2. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. 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. 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. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. 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. |