  Syrian Armenians forced to shop at Yerevan City supermarkets – paper December 27, 2012 - 13:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to Haykakak Zhamanak daily, Kuwaiti envoy to Armenia passed cheques to the amount of $100000 to a public organization for coordination of Syrian Armenians issues. The move enables a thousand Syrian Armenian families to get AMD 20000 cheques to purchase necessary products. The only problem is that the cheques allow purchases solely from Yerevan City supermarket chain, owned by an MP Samvel Aleksanyan. According to the envoy, a Kuwaiti delegation was behind the choice of the supermarkets. “We'll be glad to hear a logical explanation to the fact that people aren’t given cash to spend as they see fit, instead being forced to leave the sum at Yerevan City,” the daily said.   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 |  Latest 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”.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.Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |
