Atom Egoyan, Arsinée Khanjian receive Armenian passports, againSeptember 7, 2018 - 11:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has handed out Armenian passports to Canadian-Armenian filmmaker Atom Egoyan and his wife, actress Arsinée Khanjian. Egoyan and Khanjian, both citizens of Canada, received special status passports in Armenia back in 2002, when dual citizenship was not allowed in the country. A spokesman for the Prime Minister, Arman Yeghoyan broke the news on his Facebook page, also posting pictures from a special reception in Yerevan. Related links: 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |