Paper: 160 000 people emigrated from Armenia in past 3 yearsDecember 13, 2012 - 16:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More than 2 mln 53 thousand people left Armenia in January-November 2012, with 1 mln 981 thousand returning, which brings the number of those unreturned to 71374, Haykakan Zhamanak daily said, citing State Migration Service-provided data. “The number of those who haven't retuned to Armenia totaled 71374 to grow by 10% as compared to last year's figure. The number of people having emigrated from Armenia in the past 3 years totaled 160 thous (5% of the population),” the daily said. 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 | 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. |