Voters throw soil at Armenian President - paperApril 28, 2012 - 14:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President, leader of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan visited the town of Spitak on April 27 for RPA election campaign. According to Zhoghovurd paper, an unexpected incident took place during the top visit. Local residents threw soil towards Serzh Sargsyan yelling that have housing problems which are never settled. The President took the floor with a wry face pretending not to see what happened around him. Such attitude of the top official added fuel to the public indignation; people started to shout loudly, paper reported. Finally, Sargsyan had to face the people after his speech; Spitak residents told the President they cannot get apartments for many years already, following the devastating earthquake in Spitak in 1988 which left them homeless. Sargsyan blamed them saying people do not bother to address the government for their issues, and if they lack time to file an application, the state has little to do here, Zhoghovurd reports. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel. Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |