 Armenia's Greek community acts as bridge connecting Armenia to Greece May 19, 2011 - 18:01 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Greek community acts as a bridge, connecting Armenia to Greece, according to the head of the Greek community. “At present, about 1300 Greeks reside in Armenia. Many left Armenia in early 1990s because of complicated social and economic conditions. To me, Armenia is a second motherland, my historic motherland,” Arkady Khitarov told a news conference in Yerevan. As Mr. Khitarov noted, Greeks in Armenia are perceived as a full fledged members of the Republic, which is explained by many mixed marriages in the community.  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 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”.U.S. doesn’t see Russia as contributing to peace in Caucasus Patel made the remarks when asked about the implications of Russia’s withdrawal of peacekeepers from Karabakh. |
