  Checkpoint reconstruction at Armenia-Georgia border to start in November September 16, 2011 - 14:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia will start reconstruction of three post controls (Bagratashen, Bavra and Gogavan) at the border with Georgia in November. “ARHIS Latvian company, international tender winner, is completing planning works, with construction to start in November,” Gagik Khachatryan, chairman of Armenia’s State Revenue Committee told journalists. The program envisages enlargement of the territory of post controls, building of special parking lots and terminals for cars, improvement of sanitary-hygiene control and installment of equipment for closer examination. New four-lane roads have been constructed to service about 600 cars and 2000 passengers per day.   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 Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. |
