Russia, Armenia ink deal to open joint rescue centerMay 19, 2015 - 18:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Emergency Situations Ministers of Armenia and Russia on Tuesday, May 19 inked an intergovernmental agreement on the opening of Armenian-Russian Center for Humanitarian Response. As Russian Minister Vladimir Puchkov noted, the center will have necessary equipment to respond to major emergencies including earthquakes, floods or technogeneous emergencies. As Russian media report, the new center will be located in the Armenian town of Getargel. The center will enable to effective response to emergency situations in the border areas of Armenia and Russia as well as third countries. 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. |