  Armenian alpinists to conquer highest mountain in IranJune 29, 2011 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 30, a 7-member Armenian team for alpinism and mountain tourism was invited by their Iranian colleagues to participate in Damavand mount climb. Mount Damavand (5671 meters) is the highest peak in Iran, the highest point in the Middle East and the highest volcano in all of Asia. This will be Armenia’s first participation in the events of such scale over the past 15 years and the first serious attempt to restore the tradition of Armenian alpinism. Armenian Federation of Alpinism and Mountain tourism was founded on March 1, 2011. The Federation’s activities aim at development of mountain tourism and involvement of youth in active rest. The director of Armenian Rescue Service at the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Major General Sergey Azaryan, was elected as the Federation chairman.   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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
