Karabakh Minister of Defense summarises 2011 resultsDecember 22, 2011 - 17:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Artsakh Minister of Defense held a traditional meeting with journalists on Thursday, Dec 22. Movses Hakobyan presented the activities carried out in the armed forces during the year, highlighted achievements, omissions and moral and psychological training of the staff. The Minister also stressed the necessity of improving the socio-economic conditions of the military, works to strengthen the army-society connection. He answered journalists’ questions on military and political developments in the region, the situation on contact line between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces, military and patriotic education. 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. |