  Funeral of Armen Sahakyan killed in Samara to be held January 19January 19, 2011 - 17:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The funeral of 19-year-old student of Samara State University Armen Sahakyan, who was killed in Samara on January 15, will be held on January 19. Andranik Sahakyan, the father of the killed student, said that, in his opinion, his son was killed by skinheads, as January 15 marked 40 days from the murder of fan Yegor Sviridov. According to Sahakyan, valuables were not taken from his son, though he had a golden chain and bracelet, as well as watch, cellular phone and money that day. Currently, the investigation authorities study several versions of the incident, while ethnic killing is not excluded.   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. |
