Yerevan to host Eurasian youth conferenceApril 24, 2013 - 19:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On April 26-28, Yerevan will host “Step Forward” 1st Eurasian youth conference, with delegations from Armenia, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan and Georgia to participate. The program will feature roundtables on the problems of the Eurasian integration, common cultural heritage as a contributing factor as well as the problems of maintenance of cultural diversity. The event will bring together CIS youth organizations, social workers and politicians. The conference will also feature EXPO-2013 as an open platform to highlight the participating countries’ technical achievements. The event envisages signing of an agreement aiming to create a new movement, with young participants of different countries backing the idea of the Eurasian integration, Tekeyan Centre 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 | Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |