Karabakh children stranded due to blockade go to school in ArmeniaJanuary 9, 2023 - 18:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 270 children from Nagorno Karabakh stranded amid Azerbaijan’s closure of the Lachin Corridor went to school in Armenia on Monday, January 9, adviser to the Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Aida Gyanjumyan said. Children have been enrolled in schools in the town of Goris and the capital city of Yerevan, Gala.tv reports. There are children who go to music school, so they will also attend the music school in Goris. We have a child who is studying at the medical college, so they will also go to the local college,” Gyanjumyan added. Since December 12, the sole road connecting Nagorno Karabakh to Armenia - the Lachin Corridor - has been blocked by self-described Azerbaijani environmentalists. Karabakh residents have reported food and fuel shortages, while hospital patients don't have access to essential medicines, with only a handful allowed transfer to facilities in Armenia proper. 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 | 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. |