  Karabala statue moved back to Yerevan’s Abovian street June 13, 2012 - 20:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - One of Yerevan’s symbols, the statue of the flower-selling old man (more commonly known as Karabala) has been moved back to Abovian street. “A public demand to move the statue was issued to Yerevan mayor, who submitted the question to the urban planning council. The latter resolved to move the statue back to Abovyan street,” head of Information and Public Relations Department of Yerevan municipality Arthur Gevorgyan said. According to him, the choice of the site was made by chief architect of Yerevan Narek Sargsyan and the sculptor of the statue Levon Tokmajyan.   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 |  Latest news Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.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. |
