  Armenian government to organize Rock against Genocide rock festival May 27, 2010 - 16:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said that the government is going to organize Rock against Genocide festival, which will bring together numerous world stars, who have already agreed to participate in it. The Armenian government decided to allocate AMD 10mln to restore music school N6 in Gyumri. According to the Prime Minister, this project is a result of friendly relations among rock stars and their Armenian fans, who provided assistance under Rock Aid Armenia project. Sargsyan also stressed the great contribution of Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan, who transferred the entire proceeds – AMD 18.3mln - of a charitable concert in Yerevan for the rehabilitation of the school.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
