Tree planting dedicated to 19th anniversary of Shushi liberation held in YerablurMay 10, 2011 - 17:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - VivaCell-MTS announced that the final event of the 2011 Earth Day Campaign - symbolic tree planting dedicated to the 19th anniversary of Shushi liberation - was held at Yerablur Pantheon. Every tree planted at Yerablur will be named after a fallen warrior who sacrificed his life during the Karabakh war. The preparatory works for the tree planting started in March. The staff members of the organizers as well as students from Yerevan State University have cleaned the territory and prepared it for the tree planting, the press service of VivaCell-MTS company reported. The Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) in cooperation with its General Partner VivaCell-MTS implemented this huge Campaign dedicated to the Earth Day. This year the Campaign was launched on April 1 under the slogan “Plant Your Tree in Your Country.” The territory of the tree planting at Yerablur will be fertilized by recycled stalks of flowers laid at the Armenian Genocide Memorial on April 24. 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 | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. 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. |