  Armenian and Latvian state universities to establish cooperationDecember 10, 2009 - 17:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Latvian President Valdis Zatlers, who is in Armenia on a three-day official visit, Thursday had meeting with Yerevan State University (YSU) faculty staff and students. "I hope Latvian President's visit to Armenia will contribute to further cooperation between our countries, as well as state universities," YSU Rector Aram Simonyan said in his welcoming speech.Highly appreciating YSU's activities, Mr. Zatlers expressed willingness to do his best to deepen cooperation between Armenian and Latvian universities. During the meeting, Rector Aram Simonyan awarded the guests with university's honor medal.   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 Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.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”. |
