 THIS YEAR 20% OF ARMY OFFICERS WERE DISCHARGEDJune 14, 2001 - 21:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - . During 2001 about 20% of army officers of the Defense Ministry RA were discharged of their posts. They were discharged because of serious infringement of the law at their military units. The Minister of Defense Serj Sarkisian said about that fact at the National Assambly. He said also that during 5 month of this year the death rate in army has been decreased by 10% in comparison with the same period of time in 2000. And vise versa the number of small crime increased by 80%.  Top stories Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge  The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture.India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says.EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process.Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |
