Armenian PM: schools mustn’t be involved in electoral processesFebruary 7, 2013 - 12:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan addressed the media-raised problem about teachers’ possible involvement in the election processes. Prime Minister Sargsyan instructed Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan to focus on the issue. “Heads of educational institutions will be strictly punished for doing disservice,” Prime Minister said. Minister Ashotyan, in turn, noted keeping schools away from political processes and ensuring proper educational system as the two challenges the ministry currently faces. Aragatsotn province school headmaster, accused of involvement in electoral process, received a stern reprimand. 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 | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |