  Armenia hosts events on protection of ethnic minorities June 12, 2012 - 13:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Today, June 12, Yerevan hosted a seminar on protection of ethnic minorities, with head of Armenian government’s Ethnic Minorities and Religious Affairs Department delivering a report. Vardan Ascatryan noted that the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities(FCNM) aimed to foster the maintenance of ethnic minorities’ culture. The seminar pursued the goal to detect minorities’ problems through discussions and offer possible solutions to them. Series of events have been held in Armenia since 2000, in the framework of which text books and newspapers were published. Ethnic minorities comprised 2.5% of total population in 2011, with Yazidis representing the largest number (about 40 thous.); while the number of Jews, Germans, Poles and Belarusians didn’t exceed 1000.   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 |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |
