  U.S. helps preserve medieval church in Armenia’s Meghri September 16, 2016 - 14:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr. and acting Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan signed a memorandum to work together to preserve the Saint Sargis medieval church in Meghri, including the restoration of its unique and exquisite frescoes, the embassy said in a Facebook post. Funding for the project will come from the U.S. State Department’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). This is the 10th project in Armenia since 2005, and the largest, at $450,000.   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 |  Related sections Latest 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. |
