  Tigran Sargsyan: Baze gathering best instrument for consolidation of Armenian youth  August 23, 2010 - 19:57 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Baze-2010 youth gathering kicked off in Tsaghkadzor resort of Armenia. “Baze (Falcon) gathering is among the best instruments for consolidation, development of joint programs and introduction of a new culture into Armenia’s youth movement,” Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Youth Foundation, said in his welcoming remarks. For his part, Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan said that he could not stay aside, as students of Armenia’s higher education institutions make majority of participants. Baze youth gathering brought together 300 young people at the age of 18-30 Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and Javakhk. Participants will compete in various types of intellectual games, art and sports.   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”. |
