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.
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 …
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 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. …
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 …
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 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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has replaced Defense Minister Arshak Karapetyan with Deputy Prime Minister Suren Papikyan, according to the decree posted on the presidential website. By another decree, Papikyan was dismissed …
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will take a short vacation, according to the Prime Minister's Office. Pashinyan will spend his vacation - from August 31 to September 3 - in Armenia. "During his vacation, …
Russia has agreed to prolong a $270 million loan for upgrading the Metsamor nuclear power plant, Armenia's Territorial Management and Infrastructure Minister Suren Papikyan said. "The issue of loan …
Ararat Grigoryan was appointed governor of Vayots Dzor Province by the Armenian government today. Minister of Territorial Administration and Infrastructure of Armenia Suren Papikyan presented the …
There was a breakdown in a tailing dump in Armenia's Syunik province and polluted water flowed into Vokhchi River. "The governor of the province called me at around 9:00 AM, described the situation and told me that the river …
The Armenian government decided to cut 30% of staffers at all Governor’s offices, Armenian Minister of Territorial Administration and Development Suren Papikyan said, adding that the process was commenced …
The Erebuni-Yerevan festival will be held on October 20-21, Armenia's Territorial Administration and Development Minister Suren Papikyan said at a government meeting. The festival marking the …
Armenia's government decided to terminate the powers of the Council of Elders of Yerevan, suspending the activities of the city’s municipality as well. The country's Minister of Territorial Administration and …
