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Armenian Prime Minister: Armenian border guards start serving at Agarak checkpoint on the border with Iran
... Troops will carry out border control at the Agarak checkpoint of the Armenian-Iranian state border, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Monday. ‘Until now, since Armenia's independence, border control at the Agarak checkpoint has been carried out by servicemen of the Border Troops of the Russian Federation. I want to thank them for their service,’ Pashinyan wrote on his Facebook page. The Prime Minister wished success and good service to the Armenian border guards, who have taken control of the ...
12/30/2024Investigation into a fatal road accident involving a military vehicle is completed: five servicemen have been charged
Armenian Investigative Committee announced today the completion of the investigation into the road accident on 12 April 2024, which killed four servicemen and injured 18 others. YEREVAN, 18 December. /ARKA/. Armenian Investigative Committee announced today the completion of the investigation into the road accident on 12 April 2024, which killed four servicemen and injured 18 others. According ...
12/18/2024Term of compulsory service in Armenian Armed Forces to be shortened
... 24 months. YEREVAN, 21 November. /ARKA/. The Armenian Ministry of Defence has presented a concept of reforming the armed forces, which, in particular, envisages a shortening in the period of compulsory military service. Now it is 24 months. The changes are expected to come into force from 2027. At the same time, it is planned to increase the number of contract servicemen. ‘Military service under contract is more favourable than military service under conscription in terms of ensuring professionalism, as it is paid, is not round-the-clock, and provides more favourable conditions in terms of social security ...
11/21/2024Deputy Defense Minister names reasons for non-combat deaths in the army
... said on Thursday. Nevertheless, as Sargsyan noted, non-combat deaths in the army are a cause for serious concern. According to him, the Defense Ministry does not try to justify itself in any way, but the majority of such deaths are suicides. He said servicemen are killed in traffic accidents, aAs well as in various emergency situations, assuring that the perpetrators are almost always identified and brought to justice. At the same time, Sargsyan said that the overwhelming majority of the above-mentioned ...
10/17/2024Armenian Investigative Committee submits cases against 600 servicemen to court
The Armenian Investigative Committee has referred to court criminal cases with indictments against about 600 military servicemen as part of the investigation into the circumstances of the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh in autumn 2020, the head of the agency Argishti Kyaramyan said. YEREVAN, 15 October. /ARKA/. The Armenian Investigative Committee has referred to ...
10/15/2024Withdrawal of Russian border guards from Armenian borders will affect country's security – Russian FM
... the Russian Border Service handed over the checkpoint at the Zvartnots International Airport in Yerevan to the Armenian side. According to the National Security Service of Armenia, in accordance with the agreement between Armenia and Russia from 1992, servicemen of the Russian Border Service guard the state border of Armenia with Turkey, as well as with Iran. -0-
09/11/2024Pashinyan expresses concern over issue of Armenian detainees held by Azerbaijan
... Davit Manukyan. Also under arrest are former President Arayik Harutyunyan and former Commander of the Artsakh Defense Army Levon Mnatsakanyan. On December 13 2023, a total of 32 Armenian prisoners returned from Azerbaijan to Armenia. Among them, 31 were servicemen of the Armenian Armed Forces captured between 2020 and 2023, while one was captured in Nagorno-Karabakh in September.
09/02/2024Russian border guards withdraw from Yerevan's Zvartnots airport
... airport expires on August 1. Today, representatives of the Russian border guards have handed over to the Armenian side the checkpoint at the airport. Earlier, on 9 May, the Russian President and the Armenian Prime Minister agreed to withdraw Russian servicemen and border guards from Tavush, Syunik, Vayots Dzor, Gegharkunik and Ararat region , all bordering Azerbaijan as well as from Zvartnots airport. However, Russian border guards will remain on the border with Iran and Turkey. Yerevan earlier informed ...
07/31/2024Armenian Defence Ministry says no servicemen injured in road accident in Tavush
Armenian Defence Ministry has denied today a string of media reports alleging that six soldiers were injured when a truck carrying them collided with a passenger minibus. YEREVAN, 15 July. /ARKA/. Armenian Defence Ministry has denied today a string of media reports alleging that six soldiers were injured when a truck carrying them collided with a passenger minibus. According to the ministry, the road accident happened in Tavush province. It added that no serviceman was injured as a result and...
07/15/2024US-Armenia Eagle Partner military exercises start in Yerevan
... peacekeeping operations." Armenia is hosting the Eagle Partner 2024 military exercises, scheduled for July 15-24 and aimed at preparing troops for participation in international peacekeeping missions. These exercises involve peacekeeping brigade servicemen from the Armenian Armed Forces, US Army Europe and Africa, and the Kansas National Guard. The primary goals of the exercises are to enhance the coordination of units participating in international peacekeeping missions, share advanced management ...
07/15/2024Baku hands over bodies of two servicemen to Yerevan
The servicemen are said to be KIA in September 2022 YEREVAN, June 21. /ARKA/. Azerbaijan handed bodies of two servicemen over to Armenia, the Armenian National Security Service reported on Friday. “The Azerbaijani side handed over two bodies of Armenian ...
06/21/2024Armenian soldier killed the day before allegedly committed suicide
... contract serviceman with a gunshot wound in the chin area was found at around 2 p.m. at the combat post. The scene was examined. No traces of violence were found on the serviceman's body, a forensic medical examination of the corpse was ordered. All servicemen and officers on duty at the post were questioned. -0-
05/08/2024Four servicemen killed in road accident
Four Armenian servicemen were killed and several others injured in a traffic accident today involving a Defense Ministry's URAL truck. YEREVAN, April 12. /ARKA/. Four Armenian servicemen were killed and several others injured in a traffic accident today involving ...
04/12/2024Soldier's House equipped with modern medical equipment thanks to assistance of Stepan Gishyan charitable foundation
... improving Armenia's socio-economic, scientific-educational, cultural and medical systems. During its existence, the doctors and psychologists of the Soldier's House rehabilitation center have assisted in the treatment and rehabilitation of more than 7,000 servicemen, solving their problems of social integration, education, law and employment absolutely free of charge. More details in the video. -0-
04/04/2024Lavrov accuses Armenia's leadership of deliberately ruins relations with Russia
... twisting the history of the last three to three and a half years is deliberately pursuing a course of collapsing relations with the Russian Federation," he said. According to Lavrov, this course of Yerevan is manifested in the denigration of Russian servicemen serving at the 102nd military base in Gyumri, Russian border guards, as well as the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) as a whole. The Secretary of the Armenian Security Council Armen Grigoryan stated in early March that Armenia's ...
03/29/2024Yerevan approves military cooperation agreement with Athens
... December 2023 by Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan and his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias during Papikyan's visit to Athens. Earlier, in 2011, the two sides signed a framework agreement on defense cooperation. Based on that agreement, Armenian servicemen receive training in Greek military academies. The sides also exchanged data on armaments and military technologies. In 2018, the Armenian side proposed a specialized agreement on military cooperation, which was signed in December 2023. The ...
03/07/2024Azerbaijani serviceman who crossed Armenian border will be returned to Azerbaijan as a sign of goodwill
... prosecution against the serviceman of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces was terminated. According to it, factual data was received that Ruslan Panakhov crossed the Armenian state border after fleeing an Azerbaijani army post because of an “incident” between servicemen manning it. -0-
03/05/2024Two servicemen in Armenia accused of embezzlement worth 4 mln AMD
Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee has completed investigation of a criminal case involving embezzlement of 4 million drams worth property from a military unit by two career army officers. YEREVAN, February 28. /ARKA/. Armenia's Anti-Corruption Committee has completed investigation of a criminal case involving embezzlement of 4 million drams worth property from a military unit by two career army officers. The Committee's press service reports that the theft was committed by the commander of...
02/28/2024Azerbaijani Armed Forces serviceman violated Armenian border and was 'neutralized' – NSS
... in the border region of Tegh community of Armenia's Syunik marz on February 28 at around 05:15, the press center of Armenia's National Security Service (NSS) reported. It said the Azerbaijani serviceman was 'neutralized' by Armenian Defense Ministry servicemen. In connection with the incident, the Armenian Investigative Committee initiated criminal proceedings under the relevant articles of the Criminal Code. The investigation is ongoing," the NSS said. -0-
02/28/2024Finances n of servicemen not involved in combat operations will improve - Armenian Deputy Defense Minister
The financial situation of Armenian servicemen responsible for non-combat tasks will improve, Deputy Defense Minister Karen Brutyan said on Tuesday. YEREVAN, February 27. /ARKA/. The financial situation of Armenian servicemen responsible for non-combat tasks will improve, Deputy Defense ...
02/27/2024Armenia introduces certification for servicemen not involved in combat operations
The Defense Committee of the Armenian Parliament approved in the first reading a draft law envisaging introduction of certification for those servicemen who cannot be involved in combat operations. YEREVAN, February 21. /ARKA/. The Defense Committee of the Armenian Parliament approved in the first reading a draft law envisaging introduction of certification for those servicemen who ...
02/21/2024Armenian PM accuses Azerbaijan of pursuing destructive policy
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today accused Azerbaijan of pursuing a destructive policy. The accusation comes following an Azerbaijani attack on an Armenian military post in Syunik province on February 13 that killed four Armenian contract servicemen and wounded one. YEREVAN, February 15. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan today accused Azerbaijan of pursuing a destructive policy. The accusation comes following an Azerbaijani attack on an Armenian military post in Syunik ...
02/15/2024Russia urges Armenia and Azerbaijan to take steps to de-escalate tension
... concerned about this manifestation. I am referring to the border between Armenia's Syunik region and Azerbaijan's Zangelan district. On February 12 and 13, a number of armed incidents took place near the Nerkin Hand settlement. As a result, several servicemen were killed and wounded," Zakharova said. She called on Baku and Yerevan to show restraint, take steps to de-escalate, and prevent actions fraught with further degradation of the situation. "All emerging issues should be resolved ...
02/14/2024There is very strict order from Ministry of Defense of Armenia not to provoke any escalation, Pashinyan
... Minister Nikol Pashinyan told Tuesday a delegation led by Sir John Whittingdale, a member of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom in reference to an incident on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border as a result of which 4 Armenian servicemen were killed and another one wounded. YEREVAN, February 14. /ARKA/. There is a very strict order from the Ministry of Defense not to provoke any escalation, not to give in to provocations, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan told Tuesday ...
02/14/2024Member of Parliamentary Defense Committee says Armenia has no positional losses after Azerbaijani shelling
...," Melkonyan told Azatutyun Radio. According to the Armenian Defense Ministry, on February 13, between 5.30 and 9.30, Azerbaijani troops fired at the Armenian military positions in Nerkin Hand area in Syunik province, killing four Armenian contract servicemen and wounding another. When asked whether it was right for the Armenian Defense Ministry to report on Monsay that an investigation was underway into Azerbaijani claims that their positions had been shelled by Armenian troops and give thus Azerbaijan ...
02/13/2024Azerbaijani leadership tries to hinder efforts of parties interested in stability and security in the South Caucasus - Armenian Foreign Ministry
... accused the Azerbaijani leadership of seeking pretexts for escalation of tension on the border. The statement was made after Azerbaijani troops fired at an Armenian military position near Nerkin Hand village in Syunik this morning, killing four Armenian servicemen and wounding another. The Armenian Foreign Ministry's statement says, 'Despite the statement of the competent authorities of the Republic of Armenia on February 12 stating that the footage published by the Azerbaijani media on the same day ...
02/13/2024Azerbaijani troops fired at Nerkin Kand post from captured Armenian territories - Tatoyan
Amenian servicemen who were killed and wounded today morning by the Azerbaijani troops outside the village of Nerkin Hand in the southern province of Syunik were hit from the positions, which are inside the territory of Armenia, and which were invaded by Azerbaijan ...
02/13/2024Two Armenian soldiers killed and several others wounded as Azerbaijani troops fire on Armenian positions
Two Armenian servicemen were killed and several others were wounded after Azerbaijani troops fired on Armenian position early today morning, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported Two Armenian soldiers killed and several others wounded as Azerbaijani troops fire ...
02/13/2024Armenia to hand over 8 new maps of minefields in Nagorno-Karabakh to Azerbaijan - NSS
... and using these humanitarian steps to incite hatred towards Armenia. Armenian representatives have repeatedly stated at various levels that better quality maps simply do not exist. And the maps handed over to Baku were obtained from Nagorno-Karabakh servicemen," the NSS explained. The NSS also informed that after several recent reports in Azerbaijani media about Azerbaijani citizens injured as a result of mine explosions and in continuation of the agreement reached between the Armenian Prime ...
01/26/2024Families of missing servicemen will receive social support for January and February as well
Families of Armenian servicemen who went missing in action during the 44-day war in Nagorno-Karabakh in 2020 will be provided by financial assistance in January and February 2024 as well. YEREVAN, January 25. /ARKA/. Families of Armenian servicemen who went missing in ...
01/25/2024Some 28 babies born to families of fallen servicemen in 2023 as part of infertility treatment program - minister
Twenty-eight babies were born to families of deceased servicemen in 2023 within the framework of the state-funded infertility program, Armenian Health Minister Anahit Avanesyan said today. YEREVAN, January 12. /ARKA/. Twenty-eight babies were born to families of deceased servicemen in 2023 within the ...
01/12/2024Armenian Prime Minister emphasizes raising discipline in the army and elimination of non-statutory relations
... has been done to equip engineering and fortification structures, build barracks, replenish the army with the latest weapons and military equipment, strengthen the combat capability and discipline. Also discussed were the process of certification of servicemen, which started at the beginning of the year, the organization of conscription of women aged 18-27,. On Tuesday, two officers of the Armed Forces were found dead at their combat posts. According to the Defense Ministry, contract serviceman Karen ...
01/10/2024Armenian Justice Minister: extensive work underway to protect the rights of Armenians in Azerbaijani captivity
... the Armenian government's representative on international legal issues is actively working in international courts to properly protect the rights of the Armenian captives," Minasyan emphasized. According to Armenia's Investigative Committee, 141 servicemen and civilians have been returned from Azerbaijani captivity. Azerbaijan confirms currently the captivity of 23 Armenians, 17 of whom are persons captured as a result of the latest aggression on Nagorno-Karabakh last September. Among them are ...
01/08/2024Armenian government allocates over AMD 13.5 billion for measures to support refugees from Artsakh
... 50 thousand each in December. Besides, 3.7 billion drams are to be allocated to compensate rent and utility expenses of 70 thousand refugees. The government decided also to allocate 6.6 billion drams to provide social support to the families of the servicemen who went missing as a result of the military actions unleashed by Azerbaijan against Nagorno-Karabakh. On September 19-20, Azerbaijan launched a large-scale aggression against Nagorno-Karabakh , using artillery, UAVs and combat aviation. On ...
12/21/2023Health condition of Armenian POWs returned from Azerbaijan should be fully assessed: they may have been tortured - CFTJ Center
... Armenian prisoners, who were repatriated form Azerbaijani captivity earlier this month. Under an agreement announced on December 7, Azerbaijan freed December 13 thirty-two Armenian soldiers and civilians in exchange for Armenia's release of two Azerbaijani servicemen and Yerevan’s support for Baku's bid to host the COP29 climate summit next year. Arshak Gasparyan, CFTJ regional director, told a press conference in Yerevan today that a detailed assessment of the captives' physical and psychological health ...
12/21/2023Parents of fallen Armenian servicemen will receive 104,000 drams for child care
Parents of fallen or missing servicemen who gave birth to offspring through reproductive technologies will receive childcare assistance until the babies reach the age of three. A decision to this effect was approved by the government today.. YEREVAN, December 21. /ARKA/. Parents ...
12/21/2023Pashinyan says 32 Armenian POWs return home from Azerbaijani captivity
Thirty-one Armenian servicemen captured in 2020-2023 and 1 serviceman captured in Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023 have crossed the Azerbaijani-Armenian border today and are in the Republic of Armenia, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on his Facebook page. YEREVAN,...
12/13/2023EU says it has no plans to hold military exercises with Armenia
... daily 'Izvestia.' "The EU is not considering holding joint military exercises with Armenia. The EU is not a military alliance, it is a political and economic community of values," Stano said. Besides, the EU has no plans to train Armenian servicemen on the territory of the EU member states, he specified. The EU is studying the possibility of supporting the Armenian army through the European Peace Foundation "in a non-lethal format", but there are no concrete decisions yet, Stano ...
12/11/2023Russian Foreign Ministry welcomes commitment of Yerevan and Baku to conclude peace treaty and exchange prisoners
... Armenia and Azerbaijan reaffirming their commitment to conclude a peace treaty, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said today. She said Moscow welcomes also the deal between Baku and Yerevan on the release of Armenian and Azerbaijani servicemen. Zakharova said that Russia has consistently promoted the idea of exchange of detainees on the principle of "all for all," which she said 'contributes to mutual confidence building and opens new opportunities in advancing the Armenian-Azerbaijani ...
12/08/2023Armenia and Azerbaijan reaffirm their commitment to conclude peace treaty based on principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity- joint statement
... Republic of Azerbaijan, an agreement has been reached on taking tangible steps towards building confidence between two countries. Driven by the values of humanism and as a gesture of goodwill, the Republic of Azerbaijan releases 32 Armenian military servicemen. In its turn, driven by the values of humanism and as a gesture of goodwill, the Republic of Armenia releases 2 Azerbaijani military servicemen. As a sign of good gesture, the Republic of Armenia supports the bid of the Republic of Azerbaijan ...
12/08/2023Armenian government increases the amount of subsidies to servicemen to buy housing
... additional funds to finance a program developed to help the military personnel buy housing. The amount of the government support will be raised from average 2 million 237,000 drams (10% of a mortgage loan sought by career army officers and contract servicemen) to the fixed amount of 2.5 million drams. In addition, the amount of interest rate subsidized by the government will be raised from 3% to 5%. -0-
12/07/2023Azerbaijan tries to bring peace process to deadlock with provocations on border - Armenian Foreign Ministry
The Armenian Foreign Ministry issued a statement today in connection with the death of a servicemen of the Armed Forces who was killed by an Azerbaijani sniper. YEREVAN, December 4. /ARKA/. The Armenian Foreign Ministry issued a statement today in connection with the death of a servicemen of the Armed Forces who was killed by an Azerbaijani ...
12/04/2023Armenian serviceman killed by Azerbaijani fire
... Armenian military outpost located in Bardzruni district of Vayots Dzor province. The ministry said an investigation is underway to clarify all the circumstances of the incident. It also conveyed its condolences to the family members, relatives and fellow servicemen of the killed serviceman.-0-
12/04/2023Armenian and Azerbaijani prime ministers meet in Georgia
... representatives of Tbilisi and Yerevan in Georgia given the Armenian side's accord. Georgia has acted as an intermediary in the normalization of relations between Armenia and Azerbaijan. In particular, Georgia mediated in June 2021 the repatriation of 15 Armenian servicemen from Azerbaijani captivity. In return Yerevan sent maps of minefields to Baku. Another example of mediation was the meeting of Armenian and Azerbaijani Foreign Ministers Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, which took place in Tbilisi on July ...
10/27/2023Armenian servicemen suffer in a shelling of car by Azerbaijani armed forces -Defense Ministry reported
Armenian servicemen suffered in a shelling of a car by the Azerbaijani armed forces today, the Armenian Defense Ministry reported. YEREVAN, October 2. /ARKA/. Armenian servicemen suffered in a shelling of a car by the Azerbaijani armed forces today, the Armenian ...
10/02/2023Karabakh defense army servicemen will be able to continue service with Armenian armed forces - Deputy Minister
The servicemen of the Defense Army of Nagorno-Karabakh can continue service in the ranks of the Armenian Armed Forces, Deputy Defense Minister Arman Sargsyan said today. " YEREVAN, September 29. /ARKA/. The servicemen of the Defense Army of Nagorno-Karabakh ...
09/29/2023Company commander accused of driving soldier to suicide in Armenia - Investigative Committee
... said today that a commander of a rifle company was arrested on charges of driving a soldier to suicide by negligence and use of violence. The commander of the rifle company insulted the soldier, Aleks Avanesyan, in the presence of the latter's fellow servicemen for falling asleep while on duty. The soldier, according to investigators, later shot himself from the automatic rifle. The commander of the company is accused also with using violence against another serviceman. On the basis of sufficient ...
09/25/2023105 bodies of dead servicemen and civilians recovered in Nagorno-Karabakh
Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh have been searching for missing and killed servicemen and civilians throughout the region since September 21, the State Emergency Service said in a Facebook post. I YEREVAN, September 25. /ARKA/. Authorities in Nagorno-Karabakh have been searching for missing and killed servicemen and civilians ...
09/25/2023Pashinyan: external security systems in which Armenia is involved are not effective
... invaded parts of Armenia). ‘The capture of Khtsaberd, Parukh and Hin Tagher villages in Nagorno-Karabakh (by Azerbaijan in December 2020, although they were in the zone of responsibility of Russian peacekeepers) and the capture of more than 60 Armenian servicemen, numerous incidents of intimidation of the Armenian population of Nagorno-Karabakh, the illegal blocking of the Lachin Corridor, the Azerbaijani attack on Nagorno-Karabakh on September 19 this year raise serious questions about the goals and ...
09/24/2023Pashinyan says Karabakh Armenians' right to live in their homes must be ensured by Russia
... and its acceptance by Nagorno-Karabakh authorities," he announced. The text of the agreement released by Nagorno-Karabakh Information Center notes, in particular, that "an agreement was reached on the withdrawal of the remaining units and servicemen of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia from the deployment zone of the Russian peacekeeping contingent and the disbandment and complete disarmament of the armed formations of the Defense Army of Nagorno-Karabakh and the withdrawal of ...
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