  Earthquake- destroyed city of Spitak recovering at steady rate December 6, 2010 - 18:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - After the earthquake, the city of Spitak is being reconstructed in accordance with presidential program; 220 apartments were built by Glendale Hills construction company, the Deputy Mayor of Spitak Anahit Dyulajyan stated. “On November 6, 165 apartments were put into possession of new owners, with the remaining 55 to be ready in near future,” she informed. In a conversation with PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, Ms. Dyulajyan briefed her about reconstructed facilities in Spitak. “The majority of the apartment houses and schools buildings in Spitak have been reconstructed, unemployment remaining the main issue,” the Deputy Mayor said. On December 7, 1988, at 11:41 a.m. local time a magnitude 6.9 earthquake shook northwestern Armenia and was followed four minutes later by a magnitude 5.8 aftershock. The earthquakeleveled the cities of Spitak and Gyumri and left 25 000 people dead, 100000 wounded and 500000 homeless.   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 Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
