  Armenia holds a series of events to mark Van resistance 95th anniversary May 21, 2010 - 15:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A series of events are held in Armenia to mark the 95th anniversary of Van resistance. The events started in April, when the Folk Art Museum hosted an event titled “We lost Van, but not its culture”. “Trees will be planted in Vaspuranak Park in Yerevan on May 22 morning,” chairman of Vaspurakan compatriotic union Gagik Baghdasaryan said. “On the same day, a meeting will be held in Arno Babajanyan concert hall, bringing together representatives of various political parties. In early June, Shkhonts Mihran performance will be staged in Hamazgayin Theater.”   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
