  Situation in Armenia's Syunik tense ahead of Pashinyan's visit December 21, 2020 - 11:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The situation in the southern Armenian province of Syunik is tense, with the residents gathering near the gates of the region to prevent the arrival of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Monday, December 21, Aysor.am reports. Pashinyan is supposed to spend the working day in Syunik to learn more about the security challenges facing the province. A large number of police officers have gathered at the scene, some of them blocking the road to prevent the gathering of the residents of Syunik. The mayor of Goris, Arush Arushanyan, meanwhile, has been detained, deputy mayor Menua Hovsepyan has revealed. The police told PanARMENIAN.Net the Investigative Committee is looking into the matter. Arushanyan declared earlier that a convoy of cars would leave the Tatevatsi Square in Goris for the gates of Syunik to "ban the entry of the "Prime Minister" who is alienating the Armenian land and undermining the former inviolability of Syunik." On his way to Syunik on Monday morning, Pashinyan said he is aware of the protest and is ready to speak to the demonstrators and respond to their questions.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat  To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents.The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. |
