  Armenia not to shorten or prolong compulsory army service August 30, 2011 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Defense Seyran Ohanyan said that the Ministry is not going to shorten compulsory military service from two to one year or prolong it. He also said that no special program envisaging a shorter term for representatives of Diaspora has been developed. “Meanwhile, I want to note that at each draft about 500 Armenian citizens come to Armenia from abroad, particularly from southern Russia to serve for motherland,” Ohanyan said, adding that changes regarding this issue should be made within the framework of the operating law without reservations.   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
