VivaCell-MTS, Fuller Center build houses for quake-hit familiesOctober 31, 2015 - 15:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - VivaCell-MTS and the Fuller Center for Housing have once again joined efforts to build a house for the Margsryan family in Gyumri. 27 years have passed since the devastating earthquake of 1988, but many families are still homeless. The Margaryans are one of the residents of Lejan village of Lori province who have lost their home in the earthquake and lived in a temporary shelter until now. The daughter of the family is already married, but their son does not get married because of the housing conditions. VivaCell-MTS General Manager Ralph Yirikian, employees of the Company, and the Fuller Center for Housing Armenia team visited the Margaryans to participate in the housewarming ceremony. Yirikian said efforts should be continuously taken for families in Gyumri and earthquake-hit areas to never lose hope. VivaCell-MTS invested AMD100 million (AMD55 million in 2014) in the project in 2015, with Fuller Center for Housing Armenia implementing it. The number of the families having their houses renovated or reconstructed will reach 93 by the end of the year. 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 | 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. |