  Armenia: President sacks Minister of Education, names new one November 23, 2020 - 18:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President Armen Sarkissian has relieved Arayik Harutyunyan of his post as the country's Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport. With another decree signed on Monday, November 23, Sarkissian has appointed Vahram Dumanyan in the post. A lecturer at the Faculty of Oriental Studies of Yerevan State University, Harutyunyan took office in 2018. Dumanyan, meanwhile, is the Dean of the Faculty of Informatics and Applied Mathematics of YSU.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
