ArmInfo. President of Armenia, Chairman of the National Security Council Serzh Sargsyan convened a meeting of the Security Council, where the draft program on the modernization of the armed forces of the Republic of Armenia for 2018-2024 was discussedand the legal process of ensuring constitutional reforms.

ArmInfo. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan participated in the festive liturgy dedicated to the Day of "Surb Sargis" The festive liturgy, dedicated to the memory of the commander Sarkis, his son Martiros and 14 soldiers was served in the Yerevan church "Surb Sarkis". In the liturgy, Archbishop Navasard Kchoyan, the patriarchal patriarchal governor of the Ararat Patriarchal Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church, also attended the Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan, Mayor of Yerevan Taron Margaryan, military ranks.

ArmInfo. On January 22-26, commanders and deputy commanders of battalions and artillery battalions of the Defense Army of Artsakh took command. As the press service of the Artsakh Defense Ministry told ArmInfo, the trainings were spent in order to increase team skills and professional knowledge, improve the level of methodical readiness, and the level of field training of commanders.

ArmInfo. Primitive ways of bombing the positions of the NKR Defense Army are conditioned by Baku's desire to save on ammunition. Former Defense Minister of  Armenia, Lieutenant-General Vagarshak Harutyunyan, expressed such an opinion to journalists.

ArmInfo.The foundations of the Armenian army were laid in 1988 with the beginning of the Artsakh movement. The ex-minister of defense of Armenia, Lieutenant-General  Vagharshak Harutyunyan expressed similar opinion to journalists.

ArmInfo. NKR Defense Minister Levon Mnatsakanyan summed up results of 2017 army year.

ArmInfo.Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan met with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Armenia Timur Urazaev.

ArmInfo. In the Ministry of Defense of Artsakh on January 23 a meeting of the Military Council was held, dedicated to summing up the results of the 2017 academic year in military units and units in the defense army of the Artsakh. Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan attended the meeting. As the press service of the Defense Ministry of Artsakh reports, during the meeting, the Artsakh Defense Minister, Levon Mnatsakanyan, presented a report on the results of the army's work for 2017. During this period, in the army, he said, progress was recorded in all aspects, in particular as a logical continuation of the systemic processes that began after the April war, the main line was consolidated, extensive engineering reconnaissance operations were carried out, and firing positions were strengthened. Particular attention was also paid to improving the management system, the level of readiness of the units, the modernization of the Armed Forces and new military equipment, the modernization of existing weapons, interaction with the military, etc. Of course, during this period there were some miscalculations in certain spheres, but the work carried out to eliminate them eliminated the negative consequences of the above-mentioned phenomena in the general combat readiness of the Artsakh defense army. According to the Minister of Defense, the Armed Forces of the Republic have carried out all the measures envisaged in the Action Plan for 2017 and created conditions for the further strengthening of the defense army in the future.

ArmInfo. "Vigen Sargsyan's appeal to help wounded servicemen is an example of Christian compassion, I do not want to say anything about comments in social networks, but I want to note that in this matter one should not pick on the Minister of Defense." Edward Sharmazanov, vice-speaker of Armenia, stated this in a conversation with journalists, commenting on the fact that Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan was convicted and accused of hypocrisy and ostentatious mercy for his call in social networks to help a wounded soldier.

ArmInfo. Vice Speaker of the Armenian Parliament, press secretary of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia Edward Sharmazanov believes that Armenian President  Serzh Sargsyan is an irreplaceable cost-supervisor.

ArmInfo. The owner and the owner of the Ministry of Defense should always be the head of the defense department, and woe to the country where it is not so.   Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan said in an interview with  Shant TV.

ArmInfo. Membership in the CSTO allows Armenia to increase political pressure on Azerbaijan, which, together with the development of the Armed Forces, is the most  important guarantee not for the resumption of the war. ArmInfo ex-defense minister, lieutenant-general Vagarshak Harutyunyan expressed similar opinion to ArmInfo.

ArmInfo.Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman once again questioned the fact of the Armenian Genocide in Ottoman Turkey.

ArmInfo. Jirayr Sefilyan, hero of the Karabakh war, who is currently imprisoned on charges of illegally storing and using weapons, issued a statement in which he demanded that the RA authorities cease broadcasting of Russian TV channels in  Armenia.

ArmInfo.Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan signed a decree on the release of Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces Aykaz Bagmanyan from his post.

ArmInfo. Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan confirmed the information on the removal of the Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Armenia,  Lieutenant-General Aykaz Bagmanian from his post. 

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ArmInfo.Artsakh ex Defense Minister Samvel Babayan according to the decision of the administrative court of Armenia was sentenced to six years of  imprisonment for an illegal import attempt of  Igla into the RA.

ArmInfo.Our struggle, the comprehension of our existence should not be limited to our borders, territory or population, "Armenian Defense Minister Vigen Sargsyan  said at the last day of the visit to Canada at the monastery of Alec  Manukyan in Montreal.

ArmInfo.The Armenian parliament adopted the draft law "On Defense" at its meeting on November 15 in the second and final reading.