“Events of last April proved once again (and I stress “once again’) to our adversaries that the use of force or threats to use force is a tragic and dead-end road, which means it’s not a road at all.”
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Armenian Armed Forces, President Serzh Sargsyan, accompanied by His Holiness Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II, President of the NKR Bako Sahakian, and the highest leadership of the Republic, visited today the Yerablur Military Pantheon and paid tribute to the memory of the sons of the Armenian nation who gave their lives for independence of our Fatherland.
On the occasion of Army Day, an awarding ceremony will be held in the Presidential Palace of Armenia. A concert is scheduled to take place in the evening. On January 29, Catholicos of All Armenians His Holiness Garegin II will hold a Mass in the Mother See of Holy Etchmiatsin.
The Human Rights Defender of Armenia has launched active works with international human rights organizations and other partners following the publication of details on Alexander Lapshin’s arrest in Minsk.
“After the entrance exams, the selection committee may send a student to study in another country that also hosts such a school from the same network.
“Already in September we will be able to have a competitive and positive environment for the youth who will continue their education in this direction,” the Minister said.
According to initial reports, at 16:20, January 26, Cadet Sargis Apinyan, a conscript, drastically fell ill in the drill-grounds of the military base. At 17:35 Apinyan was pronounced dead after the medical personnel’s attempts to save him.
In 1937, American novelist, short story writer, and journalist, Ernest Hemingway came up with his own cocktail recipe called “Death in the Gulf Stream” for dealing with shitty times.
On January 25, at 08:50 the body of Private Shavarsh Galstyan was discovered in the territory of an unspecified military position of the Defense Ministry. The body had a gunshot wound to the jaw.
The investigation revealed the junior Sergeant has pulled the trigger of a service firearm while conducting a routine check of the magazine and cartridges, negligently causing a gunshot wound to G Sargsyan.
