One of participants in New Year scuffle in Ijevan military unit diedJanuary 10, 2011 - 18:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - By decision of Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, the commander of a military unit in Ijevan, Sergey Karapetyan, was relieved of his duties and now faces charges over the incident that took place on the New Year’s eve at the checkpoint of the unit. A criminal case was initiated under the article 258.3 (hooliganism) of Armenian Penal Code. The dispute burst out after commander Karapetyan and several civilians when the former demanded that the civilians should leave the unit. The young people refused to obey, starting a scuffle, as a result of which two of them were taken to hospital with injuries. Karapetyan was also injured. On January 9 night, Taron Yengibaryan, 20, died from craniocerebral injury. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |