Diaspora Minister, UNICEF rep. discuss Syrian Armenian issuesAugust 28, 2012 - 20:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On Aug. 28, Armenian Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan met with UNICEF Representative in Armenia Henriette Ahrens. Issues related to Syrian Armenian children were in the focus of the meeting. Minister Hakobyan briefed Ms. Ahrens on privileges and assistance offered to Syrian Armenians. UNICEF representative, in turn, voiced readiness to contribute to the implementation of the programs targeting Syrian Armenians. Ms. Ahrens pledged to convey meeting outcomes to UNICEF staff, with possible cooperation areas to be defined later, RA Diaspora Ministry’s press service reported. 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. |