Armenian Military Doctrine sent to Russia, NATO and U.S. for expertiseOctober 24, 2007 - 17:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In December 2007 the Armenian Military Doctrine will be submitted to the President for ratification, RA Defense Minister Mikael Harutyunyan during expert and public debate of the draft Doctrine at Institute of National and Strategic Studies at the Defense Ministry.According to the schedule fixed by the President, the document was sent to Russia, NATO and U.S. for expertise. "Till the end of October we will receive the conclusions and the then the draft will be introduced in the government. Hearings will also be held in the National Assembly and National Security Council. So, it will be submitted to the President in December," Minister Harutyunyan said. "The Doctrine is a concept of state defense, structure, problems and aims of the Armed Forces, neutralization of military threats," he said. "The main purport of the Military Doctrine is to fix the threats and prevent them. It also embraces trends of organizations of military security system," he added. "The Doctrine is the guideline for all state bodies responsible for the military security system. International experience and documents of various states were used for its elaboration. We did not aim to imitate models of other states. We have developed a document that would meet our demands and peculiarities and would be comprehensible for the international community," the Defense Minister said, Novosti Armenia reports. 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 | Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. “By Your Side”: IDBank's new support program for displaced Artsakh citizens IDBank is launching a long-term social support program for forcibly displaced Artsakh residents. The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. |