Russian parliament speaker visits Armenian Genocide memorial March 11, 2016 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin visited Friday, March 11 the Armenian Genocide memorial, Tsiternakaberd. Heads of parliamentary delegations of CSTO member states, Armenia’s Deputy Speaker Eduard Sharmazanov, Russian ambassador to Armenia Ivan Volynkin, as well as a dozen journalists accompanied the speaker, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute reports. During his visit, Naryshkin laid a wreath at the Armenian Genocide memorial. Afterwards, guests from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan laid flowers at the eternal flame, honoring the memory of the 1.5 million victims with a moment of silence.   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 |  Topic 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. |
