  Armenian Defense Minister pays tribute to fallen heroes of Artsakh warSeptember 1, 2009 - 21:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On 18th anniversary of declaration of Nagorno Karabakh Republic the Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan , rector of the Yerevan State University Aram Simonyan paid tribute to fallen heroes of Artsakh war at the event in the Yerablur Pantheon in Yerevan today. The event gathered university students and members of the bereaved families of soldiers-liberators of the Artsakh war. Addressing the present, the defense minister in his speech said that today, on the Knowledge Day, "we honor the dead freedom fighters, many of whom were university students, who at the price of their blood have embodied people's will in life".   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 |  Related sections Latest news Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia  Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia.Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements.Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of ArmeniaHenrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |
