  TV tower closed for preventive reasons: no need to worryJuly 21, 2009 - 17:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Every three months, Yerevan TV Tower is closed down for preventive reasons, Samvel Papyan, Deputy General Director on TV-radio broadcast transmission told a PanARMENIAN.Net correspondent. That's very important for cooling down the electric equipment which is often overexposed to heat. "Schedule for preventive closedowns is drawn up at the beginning of every year and sent to all TV stations. I am unaware why they didn't inform public about it, although they were obliged to," he stressed.The closedown of all TV stations on July 21 has caused concerns in society.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia  The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
