  Second Armenian citizen evacuated from China’s Wuhan February 5, 2020 - 13:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A second Armenian citizen has been evacuated from the Chinese city of Wuhan and taken to Russia, the Armenian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, February 5. Lyudmila Baghdasaryan’s evacuation was arranged with help from the Russian side. The Foreign Ministry said people are being evacuated only from the quarantine zone in the Chinese region of Hubei. One Armenian citizen out of the overall 11 had been evacuated from the quarantine zone earlier. Others have refused to leave the area. The respiratory illness has killed 490 people in mainland China and infected more than 23,000.   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 |  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. |
