Suren Papikyan
YEREVAN (Azatutyun) — Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh warned against foreign power interference in regional affairs as he met on Tuesday, February 24, with his Armenian counterpart Suren Papikyan visiting[...]
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[...]