Armenian Defence Ministry

Armenia and Italy sign military cooperation plan

Armenia and Italy sign military cooperation plan

During the visit to Rome, representatives of the Armenian Ministry of Defense and their colleagues from Italy signed an annual military cooperation plan. Meetings of the delegations took place on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Armenia fires at Azerbaijani positions again

Armenia fires at Azerbaijani positions again

The Armenian Armed Forces opened fire on the territory of Azerbaijan again. This time, the attack was carried out on Azerbaijani positions in the direction of the Kalbajar district. The attack took place early Friday morning.

Women to be allowed to serve in Armenian army

Women to be allowed to serve in Armenian army

Today, the Armenian parliament adopted a draft law on the service of women in the army. They will be recruited on a voluntary basis, and after six months of training they will be able to conclude a contract with the Ministry of Defense for five years.

Media: Armenian Defense Minister to leave his post

Media: Armenian Defense Minister to leave his post

The Hraparak newspaper writes that Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan will leave his post. His place may be taken by the director of the National Security Service of the country Armen Abazyan.

Armenian Armed Forces to train civilian women

Armenian Armed Forces to train civilian women

According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, on October 17, the republic will start shooting courses for citizens who did not serve in the army. Women will be trained first. At the initial stage, the specialists of the Ministry of …

Armenian Defense Minister meets with head of CSTO task force

Armenian Defense Minister meets with head of CSTO task force

On Monday, September 19, a meeting was held between the Minister of Defense of Armenia, Suren Papikyan, and the head of the operational group of the monitoring mission of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Armenia Anatoly …

Foreign Intelligence Agency to appear in Armenia

Foreign Intelligence Agency to appear in Armenia

Armenian Security Council Secretary Armen Grigoryan announced the Foreign Intelligence Agency as part of the reform of law enforcement agencies would be established soon. He noted that the government together with the …

Shoigu and Harutyunyan discuss situation in Karabakh

Shoigu and Harutyunyan discuss situation in Karabakh

Russian Defense Minister General of the Army Sergei Shoigu held telephone talks with his Armenian counterpart Vagharshak Harutyunyan. The relevant information was published on the website of the Russian department. According to the …

Armenian Defense Minister pays visit to Moscow

Armenian Defense Minister pays visit to Moscow

Armenian Defense Minister Vagharshak Harutyunyan left for Moscow on a working visit, the press service of the department reports. During the visit, the Armenian delegation headed by Harutyunyan will hold meetings with the head of the …