Yerevan - Marseilles new cooperation agreement to be signedJuly 27, 2012 - 12:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan held a meeting with Deputy Mayor of Marseilles Didier Parakian. Dwelling on Yerevan-Marseilles cooperation areas and joint programs, Mayor Margaryan stressed the need to review the agreement signed between the two cities in the view of the existing potential and development prospects. He expressed hope for a new agreement to be signed in the framework of his French counterpart’s official visit to Yerevan. Mayor Margaryan further confirmed Armenian delegation’s participation in EU Cultural Capital 2013-Marseille celebrations. Upon completion of the meeting, Yerevan Mayor invited Marseilles city administration representatives to partake in Erebuni-Yerevan celebrations due in October, Yerevan Municipality press service reported. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |