Iran warns Armenia
The regional security should be maintained by the countries of the region, Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani said during the talks with his Armenian counterpart …
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France to arm Armenia with missiles
The Heads of the Defense Ministries of France and Armenia signed an agreement on military cooperation. The French side stated that Paris was ready to provide missiles to Yerevan if necessary.
Armenia, Greece agree on military-technical cooperation
Yerevan and Athens will develop cooperation in the military-technical sphere
Armenia and EU discuss regional security issues
Armenia's Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan received the Head of the Delegation of the European Union (EU) to Armenia, Ambassador Vassilis Maragos on Dcember 1. The ministry's press service reported that the Armenia-EU …
Armenia and Georgia sign defence cooperation deal
Armenian and Georgian defence ministers Suren Papikyan and Juansher Burchuladze signed a deal in Yerevan on cooperation between the ministries of the two …
Defense ministers of Armenia, France sign documents on cooperation
The heads of the defense departments of France and Armenia held a meeting in Paris
Armenia to sign agreement with France on purchase of weapons
Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan left for Paris at the invitation of his French counterpart Sebastien Lecornu on October 22 to formalize an agreement …
Armenian Minister of Defense refuses to visit Council of CIS Defense Ministers in Russia
The Council of CIS Defense Ministers is being held today without the participation of the Armenian Minister. Papikyan did not come to the meeting in Tula.
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.
Why Armenia absent at CSTO meeting?
The absence of Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan from a meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Minsk on Thursday is unrelated to Armenia-CSTO relations, secretary of the …
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 defense minister leaves for Russia
Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has left on a working visit to Russia, the Armenian Defense Ministry said. According to the ministry's spokesman, Papikyan is heading an Armenian defense ministry delegation. …
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 …
CSTO delegation meets with Armenian defense minister
A task force of the CSTO Joint Staff arrived in Armenia on Thursday and met with Defense Minister Suren Papikyan, the Defense Ministry’s press service reported. "A task force of the CSTO Joint Staff led by the chief of the …
Armenian and Russian Defence Ministers hold phone talks
Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan discussed the situation on the border with Azerbaijan with his Russian counterpart, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. Papikyan …
Armenia moves to bolster government control of military
Last year, dozens of senior officers tried to remove Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Now the government is trying to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Armenia has restructured its Defense Ministry to make the head of the armed …
Defense ministers of CSTO countries to meet on May 24
Defense chiefs of the Collective Security Treaty Organization member-countries will discuss new challenges and security threats at a meeting on May 24, the CSTO press service said on Friday. The meeting to be held by video conference …
Alexander Artamonov: "After the failure with France, Armenia is turning towards the United States"
This week, Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's close ally, paid a five-day working visit to the United States. In Washington, Mirzoyan held talks with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, signed a …
Armenian defense minister leaves for Moscow
An Armenian military delegation led by Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has left today for the Russian capital Moscow, the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. It said Papikyan is scheduled to meet with Russian …
Pashinyan: we accept Russian Defense Ministry's proposals regarding border delimitation
The proposals of the Russian Ministry of Defense on the beginning of the preparatory stage of demarcation and delimitation of the Armenian-Azerbaijani border are acceptable to Yerevan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a government …
