Three Model Employment Centers to open in Syunik province of ArmeniaJanuary 31, 2011 - 12:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ms. Sigrid Anderson, Acting Head of USAID/Armenia Social Reform Office and Sona Harutyunyan, Head of RA MLSI State Employment Service Agency (SESA), will lead three ribbon cutting events marking the opening of newly renovated and refurbished Model Employment Service Centers in Sisian, Goris and Meghri. These events will mark a new step in delivering active labor market programs to Syunik province communities by the RA MLSI SESA regional offices. Job seekers, employers, local community supporters of model centers are welcome to participate. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. |