Chinese Politburo member awarded with YSLU medalApril 11, 2011 - 19:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 11, Yerevan State Linguistic University after Bryusov (YSLU) hosted an event to celebrate the 2nd anniversary of YSLU Confucius Institute. The event hosted a member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China, Li Changchun; Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan, Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan. As the YSLU rector Suren Zolyan stated at the event, Mr. Changchun’s visit will promote Armenia-China relations. According to Mr. Zolyan, Chinese will soon be taught as a first language at YSLU. YSLU rector awarded Mr. Changchun with the University’s gold medal. A concert program was featured at the event, followed by a ceremonious unveiling of a Confucius bust. 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 | 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. |