40% of Russian Frontier Guards in Armenia Serve on ContractMarch 22, 2006 - 15:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The number of Armenians serving in the Russian frontier troops has already exceeded 50%, commander of the Russian border-guard force in Armenia, General Lieutenant Sergey Bondarev said. In his words, 40% of the Russian frontier troops in Armenia are staffed with military serving on contract and the number of Armenian servicemen is growing. "This is a unique fact when citizens of another state serve in our troops," Bondarev noted. According to a treaty, the expenses are covered equally, reported the Military-Industrial Express. Top stories 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. 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. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |