  Pope Francis to meet with Syrian refugees during Armenia visit May 6, 2016 - 12:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Pope Francis, set to visit Armenia on June 24-26, will meet with the refugees who fled violence and war in Syria, Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan said Thursday, May 5. Addressing an interdepartmental commission on the coordination of the issues of Syrian-Armenians, Hakobyan urged to properly organize the meeting between the pontiff and the refugees. Also on the interdepartmental commission meeting agenda were social assistance programs for the Syrian-Armenians, as well as issues of arranging summer holidays for the refugee children.   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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
