 200-300 ha of forests to be replanted in Yerevan March 1, 2013 - 17:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The board of Armenia’s Forest Restoration and Development Fund held a meeting, with the report on 2012 financial activates and 2013 staff list discussed. 254 hectares of forest area was created, with 54 km pipeline and 18 km fence built over the past few years. Forest restoration works covering 31 hectares in Yerevan’s Erebuni administrative district have been listed among priority plans for 2013 spring, with 20 hectares of forest area to be created in Shirak province. Dwelling on forest rehabilitation programs implemented in Yerevan, deputy mayor Kamo Areyan said the capital possesses 800 hectares of forest area. The fund plans to carry out forest restoration works covering 200-300 hectares in Yerevan in the years to come.   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 Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village  Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush provinceNarek 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. |
