  EU envoy suggests Armenia, Azerbaijan resume sharing reservoirs April 16, 2021 - 14:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - EU Special Representative for the South Caucasus and the crisis in Georgia Toivo Klaar has spoken in favor of Armenia and Azerbaijan resuming shared use of reservoirs on both sides of the border. "The Joghaz and its sister reservoir, the Abbasbayli, are good candidates for cooperation to benefit the local populations in Armenia and Azerbaijan if agreement can be found to repair and maintain dams, canals and machinery," Klaar said in a tweet. "Improved confidence between sides essential for this." Klaar also posted a tweet at the end of his visit to Armenia: "An instructive visit to Armenia has come to an end. In addition to a better understanding of the situation on the ground, including Syunik, I take away memories of spectacular vistas."   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 |  Related sections 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”. |
