January 28 marks 19th anniversary of Armenian armyJanuary 28, 2011 - 10:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - January 28 marks the 19th anniversary of the Armenian Armed Forces. Traditionally, the Armenian leadership – President Serzh Sargsyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Speaker of the RA National Assembly Hovik Abrahamyan, Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan – visits Yerablur Pantheon. In 1991, the RA State Defense Committee was established as per a governmental decision. On December 5, Vazgen Sargsyan was appointed as Defense Minister. On January 28, 1992, a historical decision on Defense of the Republic of Armenia, i.e. establishment of the Armenian National Army, was adopted. Top stories 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. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. |