PM says govt. ready to provide accommodation for Aleppo childrenMay 7, 2015 - 17:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian Government has responded to the urges of Syrian-Armenians to transport children from Syria to Armenia to escape the dangers of war. As Prime Minister Hovik Abrahamyan said during Thursday, May 7 executive meeting, Armenia is ready to create necessary conditions to assure the children’s safety, Armenia Now reports. News about Armenian districts of Aleppo being bombed again during the last month created concerns about the four-year long Syrian conflict. On Wednesday, Aleppo Patriotic Charity Organization announced that many Armenians from Aleppo requested the organization for help in purchasing one-way tickets to Armenia. According to the organization, a one-way ticket costs about $488. The organization is accepting on-line and bank transfer donations. At the government meeting on Thursday, Abrahamyan said that days ago he addressed the topic of bombing in the Suleymaniye district in Aleppo which resulted in Armenian deaths. “We had an alert about moving children and schoolchildren out of the war zone, to which I responded noting that the government is ready to properly accept and provide necessary conditions for children moving from Aleppo to Armenia,” Abrahamyan said and ordered the bodies in charge to provide detailed information about the situation at the next meeting. Despite grave conditions, there is an opinion that Armenians should not be transported from Syria altogether, against concerns that the historic center of Armenian culture and language would be lost. 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 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. 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. |