Military

On December 10, strategic defense consultations between Armenia and France took place at the Ministry of Defense, involving Levon Ayvazyan, Head of the Defense Policy and International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Defense, and his French counterpart, Alexandre Escorsia.

On December 4, Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan met in the United States with Bruce LaFlamme, Vice President of the American company “Milliken,” which specializes in the design and development of military uniforms, as well as with Scott Grupp and Tommy Yang, the company’s leaders for military and international programs.

Under the leadership of the Islamist Hayat Tahrir al-Sham politico-military organization, militants have been causing significant destruction in Aleppo and Idlib for several days. We discussed the ongoing events, their impact on the Armenian community, and their influence on Armenia with Arabologist Armen Petrosyan.

An Armenian has been killed in Syria. This was reported by the local “Gandzasar” publication.

The Ministry of Defense reports that Armenia’s professional group of humanitarian deminers and medical workers, carrying out a mission in Syria’s Aleppo region, has temporarily suspended its activities

On November 29, by a decision of the Prime Minister, Arkadia Tonoyan is set to be deployed to India as a military attaché for a 3 year term

President Vahagn Khachaturyan has signed decrees regarding new appointments in law enforcement agencies

Israel and the Hezbollah movement have reached an agreement on a ceasefire in Lebanon. This was announced on Tuesday, November 26, by U.S. President Joe Biden, following which Israeli officials confirmed the ceasefire agreement.