New stamp dedicated to 200th anniversary of Khachatur Abovian unveiled in YerevanDecember 15, 2009 - 19:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New stamp dedicated to 200th anniversary of the founder of new Armenian literature Khachatur Abovian unveiled in Yerevan. The official ceremony at the Yerevan State Pedagogical University after Khachatur Abovian was attended by Armenian Deputy Culture Minister Davit Muradyan, RA Deputy Education Minister Ara Avetisyan, Rector of Yerevan State Pedagogical University Artush Ghukasyan, administration of "Haypost Trust Management", President of the Armenian Philatelists' Union Hovik Musaelyan, acclaimed professors, etc. The stamp, designed by Stepan Azaryan, has a nominal value of AMD 170 and print-run of 40 000. 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 | 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. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |