  Names of prominent Jews of Armenia may be immortalized in Yerevan Victory ParkDecember 13, 2009 - 17:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Names of prominent Jews of Armenia may be immortalized in Yerevan Victory Park. President of the Jewish community of Armenia Rimma Varzhapetyan visited Jerusalem to attract funding from Jewish National Fund (KKL). "In March, with support of the Jewish National Fund in honor of 60th anniversary of Israel's independence the Alley of Friendship was opened in the Victory Park in Yerevan, " deputy general director of the Jewish National Fund Yigal Yassin said. Saying that Ms. Varzhapetyan suggests to implement a number of projects in Armenia, Yigal Yassin mentioned, that "at the moment we are studying these proposals, but we cannot yet give any positive or negative response". However, as IzRus reported, quoting Yigal Yassin, preference is given to immortalizing the prominent figures of Jewish Diaspora in Israel.   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 Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia  Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28.Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia.Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports.Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |
