  Seyran Ohanyan: NKR defense army’s serviceman died in fight February 9, 2011 - 18:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tragic incident, entailing the death of a serviceman in one of NKR defense army’s military units, was caused by interpersonal issues, according to Armenian Defense Minister. As Seyran Ohanyan told a news conference in Yerevan, the servicemen died in a fight, with names of 3 persons participating in the battering revealed at present. Ohanyan stressed the importance of open and transparent approach in Defense Ministry’s operations, further dwelling on continuing reforms aimed at boosting soldiers’ morale and military education. Soldier Gevorg Kotinyan, 19, died in an incident in one of Nagorno Karabakh military units. Investigation is under way.   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 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.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. |
