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Armenian-American exercises "ARTSIV PARTNERS-2023" to prepare peacekeepers for international missions
Joint Armenian-American exercises "ARTSIV PARTNERS-2023" will be held in Armenia on September 11-20, the press service of the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. YEREVAN, September 6. /ARKA/. Joint Armenian-American exercises "ARTSIV PARTNERS-2023" will ...
09/06/2023Armenian troops to take part in NATO multinational noble partner 2020 military exercises in Georgia
Armenian troops will travel to neighboring Georgia to take part in the NATO multinational Noble Partner 2020 military exercises, visiting Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Garibashvili said on Thursday during a joint press briefing with his Armenian counterpart David Tonoyan. YEREVAN, February 27. /ARKA/. Armenian troops will travel to neighboring Georgia to take ...
02/27/2020Armenian Defense Minister: Rubezh 2008 First Large-Scale Joint Military Exercises
On Tuesday, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, speaking at the opening of Rubezh 2008 military exercises, said that these exercises are the first large-scale joint maneuvers held by Collective Security Treaty Organization. YEREVAN, July 23. /ARKA/. On Tuesday, Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan, speaking at the opening of Rubezh 2008 military ...
07/23/2008Russia and Armenia will analyze the situation around Armenian-American military exercises - Peskov
Russia will cooperate with the Armenian side to analyze the reasons why Armenia is conducting military exercises with the United States and refuses to join exercises conducted by the CSTO member countries, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said today, adding that this analysis will be conducted through dialog with Armenian authorities, TASS ...
09/11/2023Russian Foreign Ministry expresses concern over Armenian-American exercises
Moscow assumes that the members of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) should stick to the practice of conducting military exercises with their allies, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters in a comment on the Armenian-American joint military exercises to be held on the territory of Armenia starting September 11. YEREVAN, September 7. /ARKA/. Moscow ...
09/07/2023Joint military exercises of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia not to trigger tension in Nagorno-Karabakh, expert says
Joint military exercises to be conducted by Turkey, Azerbaijan and Georgia in June and September are unlikely to trigger escalation of tension in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone, Ruben Safrastyan, director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the National Academy ...
05/23/2017Russian military base’s soldiers arrived at Armenian polygon for CSTO joint exercises
Over hundred Russian soldiers and officers of the 102nd military base, installed in Armenia, arrived at Marshal Baghramyan polygon Friday to participate in joint exercises of CSTO Collective rapid response forces “Integration 2012”, according to the Southern military district. YEREVAN, September 7. /ARKA/.Over hundred Russian soldiers and officers of the 102nd military base, installed in Armenia, arrived ...
09/07/2012Armenian and Iranian Armed Forces hold joint exercises
Special purpose units of the Armenian and Iranian Armed Forces will hold joint exercises on April 9-10, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. YEREVAN, April 9. /ARKA/. Special purpose units of the Armenian and Iranian Armed Forces will hold joint exercises on April 9-10, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. A unit of the ...
04/09/2025Unprecedented Armenian-American field exercises held in Armenia
Field exercises were held in Armenia jointly with the Defense Threat Reduction Agency of the US Department of Defence from 19-24 September, the press service of the Armenian Security Council reports. YEREVAN, 4 October. /ARKA/. Field exercises ...
10/04/2024US-Armenia Eagle Partner military exercises start in Yerevan
Joint US-Armenia military exercises started in the Vazgen Sargsyan Military Academy in Yerevan YEREVAN, July 15. /ARKA/. Joint US-Armenia military exercises started in the Vazgen Sargsyan Military Academy in Yerevan, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported on Monday. The opening ...
07/15/2024Regular exercises of reservists with participation of 435 people will start in Armenia on April 15
Regular military exercises of reservists comprising 435 people will be held in Armenia from April 15 to July 15, according to a decision approved by the government today. YEREVAN, March 14. /ARKA/. Regular military exercises of reservists comprising 435 people will ...
03/14/2024Armenia not participating in US-NATO-led Defender Europe 21 exercises
Armenia's Defense Ministry said today it will not send troops to participate in the NATO Defender Europe 21 exercises, an annual large-scale U.S. Army-led, multinational, joint exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between U.S., NATO and partner militaries. YEREVAN, April 27. /ARKA/. Armenia's Defense Ministry said today it will not send ...
04/27/2021Armenia's parliament sets higher fines for evading military exercises and trainings
Armenia's National Assembly has approved today in the first reading a set of amendments to the Criminal Code and the Law on Administrative Offenses, which call for higher fines for evading military exercises and training camps. YEREVAN, January 24. /ARKA/. Armenia's National Assembly has approved today in the first reading a set of amendments to the Criminal Code and the Law on Administrative Offenses, which call for higher fines for evading ...
01/24/2020Political analyst says Armenia refused to participate in Nato-led military drills because of external pressure
Armenia refused to participate in the annual NATO-led Agile Spirit military exercises in Georgia because of external pressure, the head of The Armenian Interest research center Areg Galstyan said in comments on official Yerevan’s last-minute decision to skip the war games, launched on September 3. YEREVAN, September ...
09/04/2017President Serzh Sargsyan convened session of National Security Council
... was presided over by president Serzh Sargsyan, who is president of the National Security Council, Sargsyan's press service said. It said the council thoroughly discussed and summed up the results of the Shant-2015 Strategic Command and Staff Military Exercises held nationwide from 3 to 6 September; that is the works aimed at achieving the main goals envisioned by the exercise scenario, the achievements and drawbacks, as well as the acting coordination and the level of operational effectiveness of ...
11/13/2015Armenian president convenes conditional National Security Council meeting
Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan, who is also chairman of the National Security Council, convened on Thursday a conditional Council meeting as part of strategic command and staff exercises "Lightning-2015" to inform on the situation unfolding in recent days around the republic according to the scenario of exercises. YEREVAN, September 3. / ARKA /. Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan, who is also chairman of the ...
09/03/2015Armenian government to have its cabinet session behind closed door
The Armenian government will have its recurrent session on Thursday (September 3) behind closed doors ‘in connection with the planned major strategic, command and staff military exercises Lightning-2015,’ the government press service said today. YEREVAN, September 2. / ARKA /. The Armenian government will have its recurrent session on Thursday (September 3) behind closed doors ‘in connection with the planned major strategic,...
09/02/2015Over 400 exercises carried out by Russian military base air defense in armenia in winter
Russian military base air defense divisions had over 400 exercises with about 70 instruction practices and test firing in Armenia over 2012/2013 winter, press office of the South Military region reported. The division’s performance was assessed as “good” at the end of the exercises. YEREVAN, May 21....
05/21/2013EU says it has no plans to hold military exercises with Armenia
The European Union has no plans to hold military exercises with Armenia, EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano told Russian daily 'Izvestia.' YEREVAN, December 11. /ARKA/. The European Union has no plans to hold military exercises with Armenia, EU foreign policy spokesman Peter Stano told Russian ...
12/11/2023Pro-government MP explains why Armenia will participate in NATO-led military exercises
Armenia is guided exclusively by its own state interests when deciding to participate in military exercises outside its territory, Artur Hovhannisyan, secretary of the ruling Civil Contract party in parliament said today in retaliation to Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who said earlier that Moscow asked its Armenian partners ...
04/14/2023Large-scale war games held along Armenia’s north and north-eastern border
Large-scale military exercises involving special forces are being held along Armenia’s north and north-eastern border, the Ministry of Defense said. According to it, the war games are part of specially designed operations. YEREVAN, September 16. /ARKA/. Large-scale military ...
09/16/2021Armenia warns Azerbaijan against attempts to bring its military closer to state border of Armenia or to line of contact with Artsakh during war games
Armenia's Ministry of Defense issued a statement today in connection with the upcoming large-scale operational-tactical military exercises in Azerbaijan scheduled for May 18 - 22. YEREVAN, May 14. /ARKA/. Armenia's Ministry of Defense issued a statement today in connection with the upcoming large-scale operational-tactical military exercises in Azerbaijan scheduled for May 18 ...
05/14/2020Armenian agencies are fully prepared to host joint military exercises interaction-2012
Armenian agencies are fully prepared to host joint military exercises "Interaction-2012" of the Collective Rapid Reaction Force of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), the press service of the National Security Council of Armenia said today. YEREVAN, September 4. /ARKA/. Armenian agencies ...
09/04/2012Evacuation And Rescue Exercises In Case Of Earthquake To Be Held In Vayots Dzor In Armenia
Armenian office of British organization Oxfam and NGO “Support to communities” will organize in Vayots Dzor in Armenia exercises on the topic “Implementation of evacuation and rescue activities in case of earthquake”. YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/. Armenian office of British organization Oxfam and NGO “Support to communities” will organize in Vayots Dzor ...
12/07/2011State Department says no connection between Armenian-U.S. military exercises and aggravation on Armenian- Azerbaijani border
... Moscow, which leads the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) that includes Armenia, summoned Armenia's ambassador last week to complain about "unfriendly steps" the country was taking. One of these steps is the American-Armenian exercises. The Russian ministry said Armenia's envoy was given a "tough" rebuke but stressed the countries "remain allies." According to Armenia's defense ministry, the exercises aim to "increase the level of interoperability" ...
09/12/2023Pashinyan visits military unit stronghold to watch tactical exercises
... Minister Nikol Pashinyan, acting Defense Minister David Tonoyan and First Deputy Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan visited today a stronghold of a military unit of the Armenian Defense Ministry to watch tactical offensive exercises. YEREVAN, November 16. /ARCH/. Armenia’s acting Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, acting Defense Minister David Tonoyan and First Deputy Head of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Onik Gasparyan visited today a stronghold of a military ...
11/16/2018Armenia accuses Azerbaijan of torpedoing earlier reached agreements
Armenia’s deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan has lambasted today Azerbaijan for conducting large-scale military exercises describing them as violation of prior agreements reached with Armenia. YEREVAN, November 10. /ARKA/. Armenia’s deputy foreign minister Shavarsh Kocharyan has lambasted today Azerbaijan for conducting large-scale military exercises ...
11/10/2016Karabakh armed forces conducting multilevel staff exercises
Multilevel staff exercises, in which Nagorno-Karabakh armed forces’ commanders of military units and battalions, headquarters and administrative and supply bodies are taking part, were launched yesterday in Nagorno-Karabakh Republic. STEPANAKERT, July 19. /ARKA/....
07/19/2016Government held out session as part of strategic exercises
As part of the strategic command and staff exercises "Lightning-2015" the Armenian government held on Saturday a conditional out session, chaired by the Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan, the press service of the government said. YEREVAN, September 5. / ARKA /. As part of the strategic ...
09/07/2015Armenia to take part in CSTO military games in Belarus
Armenia will send troops to Belarus to take part in joint military exercises of the Rapid Response Force of the Collective Security Treaty Organization, codenamed Interaction 2013, scheduled for September 20-25. The drills will involve over 600 troops from former Soviet republics of Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia ...
09/13/2013South Caucasus Railways and Armenia’s Emergency Ministry conducting joint exercises for possible derailments
The South Caucasus Railways CJSC and Armenia’s emergency ministry are conducting joint exercises on Bayandur rail station to be prepared for possible derailments of trains and fires, the company’s press office reported on Wednesday. YEREVAN, May 30. /ARKA/. The South Caucasus Railways CJSC and Armenia’s emergency ministry are ...
05/30/2012Armenia to skip CSTO exercise in Kyrgyzstan
Armenia announced it will not participate in the CSTO "Interaction-2024" exercises in Kyrgyzstan, the military bloc’s website reported on Tuesday YEREVAN, August 6. /ARKA/. Armenia announced it will not participate in the CSTO "Interaction-2024" exercises in Kyrgyzstan, the military bloc’s website reported ...
08/06/2024Armenian-Greek-Cypriot exercises held in Greece
The Greek region of Nea Peramos in Attica hosted November 6-10 joint exercises of special forces of Armenia, Greece, and Cyprus, the Greek General Staff of National Defense said in post on X social network (formerly known as Twitter). YEREVAN, November 13. /ARKA/. The Greek region of Nea Peramos in Attica hosted November ...
11/13/2023Deputy minister: Armenian armed forces are in full control of situation
... and defense capability,” Deputy Defense Minister Arman Sargsyan said today. He said also that the Acting Chief of the General Staff and his deputies also work in a steady manner solving all the tasks they are assigned to. Speaking about the military exercises in Armenia, which are scheduled to kick off on March 16, the Deputy Minister noted that they, like any military exercises, have a clear goal - to beef up the country's security and its defense capability. According to him, the defense capabilities ...
03/15/2021Armenian foreign minister: Turkey no longer has reasons to keep border with Armenia closed
... opening of borders will create both opportunities and serious challenges. And we, as a state, as a society, must be ready to both prevent challenges and use opportunities," he said. The minister also commented on the Azerbaijani-Turkish military exercises in Kars, noting that any military exercises give cause for concern. The Turkish Defense Ministry said that the purpose of the maneuvers is to ensure coordination of actions during joint operations, as well as to test new weapons and vehicles....
02/10/2021OSCE Minsk Group co-chairs urge Karabakh conflict sides to observe ceasefire strictly
Taking into account the current suspension of monitoring exercises by the Personal Representative of the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office due to the exceptional situation created by the spread of COVID-19, the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs (Igor Popov of the Russian Federation, Stéphane Visconti of France, and Andrew ...
03/20/2020Pashinyan visits information and command centers of Shant 2018 exercise
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited today the information and command centers of the defense ministry which oversee Shant-2018 strategic command and staff exercises, the press service of the defense ministry reported. YEREVAN, September 13. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan visited today the information and command centers of the defense ministry which oversee Shant-2018 strategic command ...
09/13/2018Armenia’s deputy defense minister presents situation on border to EU officials
... David Tonoyan met on Monday with the acting head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Dirk Lorenz and coordinator of political affairs Andrea Khalupova, to tell them about the situation on the border with Azerbaijan and the strategic command and staff exercises Shat-2015. YEREVAN, September 7. / ARKA /. Armenia's first deputy defense minister David Tonoyan met on Monday with the acting head of the EU Delegation to Armenia Dirk Lorenz and coordinator of political affairs Andrea Khalupova, to tell ...
09/07/2015CSTO representatives arrive in Armenia to provide advisory assistance to Lightning 2015 drills
Representatives from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will provide advisory assistance to Lightning-2015 strategic command and staff exercises in Armenia, , the press service of the defense ministry said. YEREVAN, September 4. / ARKA /. Representatives from the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will provide advisory assistance to Lightning-2015 strategic command and ...
09/04/2015Armenian defense minister and CSTO chiefs discuss preparations for peacekeeping exercises in Armenia
... defense minister Seyran Ohanyan had a meeting today in Yerevan with secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha and CSTO chief of joint staff Alexander Studenikin to discuss preparations for CSTO peacekeeping exercises dubbed as ‘Unbreakable Brotherhood-2015" to be held in Armenia later this year. YEREVAN, March 23. / ARKA /. Armenian defense minister Seyran Ohanyan had a meeting today in Yerevan with secretary general of the Collective Security ...
03/23/2015Tactical exercises to be carried out in a division of Karabakh Army of Defence
Tactical exercises will be held in one of the divisions of Nagorno-Karabakh Army of Defence soon, Karabakh minister of defence, Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Defence lieutenant-general Movses Hakobyan said at a meeting in the Army’s headquarters. STEPANAKERT,...
03/28/2013General Staff Head of Armenian Forces, CSTO Representatives Discuss Rubezh 2008 Maneuvers
... Organization) representatives, as well as Russia’s and Tajikistan’s defense ministers discussed on March 19 Rubezh (Border) 2008 upcoming maneuvers in Armenia. The participants to the meeting touched upon organizational issues of the military exercises, RA Defense Ministers’ Press Secretary Seiran Shakhsuvarian reported. Rubezh 2008 four-stage joint military exercises will be held in Russia and Armenia in summer-fall 2008. About 4,000 servicemen from Armenia, Russia and Tajikistan will ...
03/20/2008Yerevan responds to Baku's accusations of preparing for war - Foreign Ministry statement
In a statement issued today, the Armenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs rejected Azerbaijan's accusations that 'the jopint Armenia-USA military exercises held in Armenia, as well as France's supply of lethal weapons to Yerevan and the EU's provision of ten million euros in military aid to Armenia under the European Peace Facility cover encourage Armenia to provocations and testify to its preparations ...
07/25/2024"Russia will never be Armenia's enemy," says Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman
... not work out or goes wrong." "Because this can lead to catastrophic consequences. This is dangerous for Armenia," she warned. On September 8, the Russian foreign ministry summoned Armenian ambassador to protest upcoming joint military exercises with the United States and other complaints, highlighting growing tensions between the two countries. “The leadership of Armenia has taken a series of unfriendly steps in recent days," the Russian ministry said in a statement, citing ...
09/13/2023Russian Foreign Ministry summons Armenian ambassador to protest against ‘unfriendly steps and statements’ by Armenian leadership
... Armenian leadership". These ‘unfriendly’ steps include Armenia’s expected ratification of the Rome Statute, a fundamental document of the International Criminal Court (which has issued an arrest warrant for Russian leader Vladimir Putin), joint exercises in Armenia with the United States, and a trip to Kiev by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's wife Anna Hakobyan, who delivered humanitarian aid. The Armenian ambassador was handed a note of protest, stating the unacceptability of the September ...
09/09/2023Armenia's withdrawal from CSTO not on agenda, despite criticism of organization - Deputy Minister
... is not going to withdraw from the organization, Deputy Foreign Minister Paruyr Hovhannisyan said on Thursday. "There is no such issue on our agenda," Hovhannisyan told reporters. Earlier, Moscow expressed concern over the Armenian-American exercises dubbed Eagle Partner 2023 planned for September 11-20 to prepare Armenian peacekeeping forces to take part in international peacekeeping missions. "Armenia is a CSTO ally. We proceeded and proceed from the fact that in the spirit of alliance ...
09/07/2023Ned Price refused to comment on Armenia's refusal to host CSTO exercises
... the Government of Armenia to speak to their position on this,” Price said. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at a press conference in Yerevan on January 10 that "in the current situation we do not consider it expedient to host CSTO exercises on the territory of the Republic of Armenia, at least this year". Earlier, the Secretary of Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan said that Armenia was under pressure to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus. -0-
01/13/2023CSTO exercises will not be held in Armenia in 2023 - Prime Minister
... Organization’s (CSTO) war games, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said to a press conference today. "Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has already informed the CSTO Joint Staff that in this situation we consider it inexpedient to host CSTO exercises on Armenian territory and they will not take place this year," the prime minister said. Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Russian servicemen of the Ground Forces will be involved in CSTO peacekeeping drills «Unbreakable Brotherhood ...
01/10/2023U.S. interested in seeing stable South Caucasus- State Department
... Caucasus region, a region that – where we work both with Armenia and Azerbaijan to de-escalate tensions between those two countries and to work to de-escalate any broader tensions that may arise,’ Price said in a comment on a question about military exercises held by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard on border with Azerbaijan last week, which triggered some concerns in Azerbaijan. Earlier, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said that Iran will not allow its communication routes with ...
10/25/2022I hope I will walk again - Norayr Avagyan, participant of Shushi battle
... participant of the 44-day war (in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone in the autumn of 2020), volunteered to join the army in the first days of the war. The battle for Shushi was decisive. There he was wounded in the spine. Now Norayr is doing rehabilitation exercises at home with a MetaGait device. YEREVAN, September 30. /ARKA/. Norayr Avagyan, a participant of the 44-day war (in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone in the autumn of 2020), volunteered to join the army in the first days of the war. The ...
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