  17th century church collapses in Armenia  March 9, 2013 - 18:25 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Saint Hripsime Church collapsed on March 9 in Sevanakar village of Syunik province. According to RA Ministry of Emergency Situations, a regional rescue management group departed for the site of occurrence. As village administration head Arshavir Hakobyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, though no victims were reported, the neighboring house was damaged. “There was a large crack in the church wall, the snow melted, and the church immediately collapsed. We addressed several state institutions, however, they told us to find a sponsor,” Hakobyan said. The church was built in 1663.   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 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. |
