Dan Bilzerian registers with Armenia’s Armed ForcesAugust 27, 2018 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - American Internet personality and gambler Dan Bilzerian who is mostly known as the King of Poker, registered with the Armed Forces of Armenia after receiving an Armenian passport, the Military Commissariat said on Monday, August 27, according to Sputnik Armenia. According to a representative from the Commissariat, Bilzerian submitted all the necessary document. Earlier on Monday, Dan and his brother Adam received Armenian passports in Yerevan. Bilzerian revealed in a tweet on Sunday that he will arrive in Yerevan and head to Thailand afterwards. He is of Armenian descent through his father and has said that half of the Bilzerian family was killed during the Armenian Genocide. 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 | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |