  Carel Hofstra attaches importance to social protection of servicemen April 28, 2011 - 14:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Head of the OSCE Office in Yerevan, Carel Hofstra said that, according to the results of researches conducted as part of the OSCE program, there is a direct correlation between the level of officers’ education and level of discipline in the army. High level of officers’ education program is very important for formation of a value system in the army, Hofstra said during a discussion on peculiarities of formation of officers’ image in army and society. Besides, Hofstra attached importance to officers’ social protection. He expressed hope that the Armenian Defense Ministry will focus on these matters as part of defense reforms.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest 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.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.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.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. |
