ArmInfo.The head of the opposition faction "Elk" Nikol Pashinyan today from the rostrum of the parliament during the discussion of the draft law "On military  service and the status of serviceman", which assumes the complete abolition of the deferment from compulsory military service for all young people who have reached the age of 18 and do not get out of health problems, incompatible with the service in the army, sharply criticized the defense minister Vigen Sargsyan.

ArmInfo. Soros Foundation provided the organization Public Agenda with $ 20,000 to launch a struggle against the concept of the "Nation-Army" in Armenia. The deputy from the ruling Republican Party Hayk Babukhanyan stated this from the rostrum of the Armenian parliament.

ArmInfo.Five Armenian students went on a hunger strike in protest against the bill to  cancel the deferment of compulsory military service. They are on hunger strike in one of the auditoriums of Yerevan State University.

ArmInfo.There were no changes related to the right to postpone military service in the  draft law "On military service and the status of a serviceman". Armenian Deputy Defense Minister Artak Zakaryan stated about this to Radio Azatutyun.

ArmInfo. In the Moscow Victory Museum on November 10, the opening ceremony of the bust of Marshal of the Soviet Union Hovhannes Baghramyan was held on the occasion of his 120th birthday.

ArmInfo. The Parliamentary Commission for Defense, National Security and Internal Affairs decided to increase the statutory fee for exemption from criminal liability due to evasion of military service.

ArmInfo. The new acquisitions of the Armenian Armed Forces for new credit facilities from Russia will strengthen the balance of power with Azerbaijan. This opinion  was expressed to  ArmInfo by the chief editor of the publication "National Defense", director of the Center for Analysis of the World Trade in Arms, a member of the Public Council under the Ministry of Defense of Russia Igor Korotchenko.

ArmInfo. Students of the Yerevan State University organized a strike on the morning of  November 7, protesting against the bill to cancel the postponement of compulsory military service.

ArmInfo. At the plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly "Euranest" in Kiev, a resolution prepared by the Armenian delegation on regulating the use of deadly autonomous weapons was adopted.

ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan and US Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills discussed bilateral cooperation in the defense sphere.

ArmInfo. On the 18th anniversary  of the terrorist attack in the Armenian Parliament on October 27,  1999, Armenian officials, servicemen, and members of the Artsakh war  visited the Yerablur pantheon to pay homage to the memory of Sparapet  Vazgen Sargsyan. Among the officials who visited the pantheon were  Armenian Deputy Defense Ministers Artak Zakaryan and Artak Davtyan,  Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan, General Manvel Grigoryan,  representatives of the Yerkrapah Volunteer Union, Vazgen Sargsyan's  brother Armen Sargsyan, former Syunik Governor Surik Khachatryan, as  well as representatives of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and  etc.

ArmInfo. Hero of Artsakh, Major General Arkady Ter-Tadevosyan (with nickname Commando) in an interview to ArmInfo discusses the internal threats and problems of Azerbaijan in the context of artificial maintenance of tension on the borders with Artsakh and Armenia. The combat  general shares his vision of the steps taken by the army command in the direction of strengthening the Armenian defensive positions on the border, comments on and justifies the logic of the latest purchases of arms of the Armed Forces of Azerbaijan and Armenia, talks about his vision of army construction in Armenia .    

ArmInfo. Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia, Lieutenant-General Movses Hakobyan participates in the annual forum of the land forces commanders of European countries on October 25-27 in Wiesbaden.

ArmInfo. A deputy from the Elk bloc, Mane Tandilyan, accused the Armenian Defense Ministry of corruption, declaring from the rostrum of the parliament that it takes 15-20 thousand USD to be released from compulsory military service.

ArmInfo. Armenian President  Serzh Sargsyan participated in the meeting dedicated to the launch of  the new educational program of the National Defense University of the  RA Ministry of Defense.

ArmInfo.

ArmInfo. The delegation of  the Armenian Armed Forces headed by Chief of the General Staff of  Armenia Movses Hakobyan departed for a visit to the United States.

ArmInfo. A soldier of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia, Private Chaplin Armenovich Markaryan was killed in a firing position by an enemy shot as a  result of non-compliance with safety rules while performing  engineering work.  

ArmInfo. Milli Mejlis deputy Elman Nasirov sharply criticized the recent actions of Turkey, which, in his words, are directed against Baku and can damage bilateral  relations of the countries.