  Over 450 elevators in Armenia are potential source of accidents  June 16, 2011 - 14:08 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - 30% of Yerevan’s elevators should have long been withdrawn from service, according to the director of National Center for Technical Security at Emergency Situations Ministry. As Ashot Petrosyan told a news conference in Yerevan, approx. 5650 elevators are operating in Armenia; 1190 of them belong to administrative buildings; 4485- to housing stocks. “Only last year, 462 elevators were given negative technical conclusion, with the majority of them situated in Yerevan’s Malatiya-Sebastia community,” the expert said. According to Petrosyan, over the last 5 years 222 accidents were reported at dangerous sites, only 4 of them were caused by elevator malfunctions.  Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Latest news Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution  Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.Azerbaijan proposes Armenia to jointly seek cancelation of Minak Group The Azerbaijani President maintained that the move will show “how sincere Armenia is.”Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway.Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. |
