Suren Papikyan
By Arshaluys Barseghyan Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan and Chief of the General Staff Edvard Asryan held separate meetings with India’s Chief of Defense Staff Anil Chauhan, who is visiting[...]
The defense relationship between Armenia and the United States has evolved over the past two decades, marked by periods of active engagement and more passive phases. While the early 2000s[...]
By Norine Ghalechian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Azerbaijani forces opened fire at a border village in Armenia’s Syunik province overnight, the Armenian Defense Ministry said on Monday, March 31, as it[...]
WASHINGTON (Azatutyun) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin discussed with Armenian Defense Minister Suren Papikyan what he described as “strategic partnership” between their countries during talks held in Washington late[...]
In my previous article, I observed that Armenia and the USA have underwhelming bilateral relations. Their economic, political, and military cooperation is insufficient to engage the heads of state, as[...]
YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Outside powers cannot bring peace and stability to the South Caucasus, Iran’s leaders have told Armenia’s visiting Defense Minister Suren Papikyan in what appears to be a[...]
By Astghik Bedevian YEREVAN (Azatutyun/AFP) — France will provide more weapons and other military assistance to Armenia to help it defend its territory, French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu said during[...]
PARIS (Azatutyun) — France pledged to boost Armenia’s air defenses, train Armenian military personnel and help the South Caucasus country reform its armed forces as the French group Thales and[...]
By Artak Khulian YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Armenia appeared to boycott on Thursday, May 25, a regular meeting of the defense ministers of Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states, highlighting[...]
Armenia can hardly handle one calamity at a time but a rapid succession of disastrous occurrences is shaking the country to its core. The closure of the Lachin corridor by[...]