 Armenian Diaspora Ministry employees consider moving abroad December 21, 2018 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Employees of Armenia's Diaspora and Culture Ministries have gathered in front of one of the cabinet buildings to protest what the government calls optimization of ministries. One of the demonstrators from the Diaspora Ministry claimed they will have to leave the country due to job cuts, Panorama.am reports. "We are disappointed, as we have been working to support the repatriation process, but will be forced to emigrate ourselves," the employee said. It was reported earlier that the Ministry of Culture could be merged with the Ministry of Education and Science, while the Ministry of Diaspora could be dissolved altogether.  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 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. |
