  Environmental activists address open letter to Armenian PM March 14, 2012 - 12:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Civil activists advocating for preservation of Mashtots Park in Yerevan addressed an open letter to the Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. “The official website of the Armenian government informed on March 13 that the agenda of the government’s March 15 meeting includes the draft decision by Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan “On competencies of Yerevan’s Mayor”,” the statement says. The 3rd point of this draft envisages dismantling and transfer of the stores in Mashtots Park within a three-year period. “The content of this decision demonstrates that Yerevan’s municipality and Armenia’s executive power never managed to perceive correctly the demand of our society with regard to Mashtots park issue,” the letter says. Green activists once again emphasize that construction of kiosks/stores in this territory is illegal and contradicts the general plan of Yerevan. They demand that the provision on store dismantling be removed from the governmental meeting’s agenda.   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 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. |
