A delegation headed by Armenian Minister of Defense Vigen Sargsyan fly from the United States to Vancouver (Canada), to participate in the 2017 UN Peacekeeping Defence Ministerial conference.
Hundreds of university students demonstrated outside Armenia’s parliament today, while inside, MPs debated a bill on military service that would severely restrict the granting of draft deferments.
University students and police clashed today in Yerevan outside the National Assembly.
The bill has stirred controversy, especially amongst a segment of university students, since it would do away with draft deferments for those pursuing a candidates of science degree.
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