200 Armenian schoolchildren trapped in Aleppo: Minister of DiasporaAugust 30, 2016 - 12:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan on Monday, August 29 called for better efforts in helping Syrian-Armenians trapped in Aleppo, adding that there are six Armenian colleges and around 200 schoolchildren in the Syrian city. At a session of the interdepartmental commission coordinating issues of Syrian-Armenians, Hakobyan stressed the importance of various agencies in helping alleviate the burden that the civil war-struck Armenians face in Syria. “For now, we only manage to solve educational problems,” she said. “We should organize aid activities so that people who decide to settle in Armenia, can integrate easily. I am confident that if every major organization built a house for Syrian Armenians, much would be achieved in a short period of time.” According to the Minister, Armenians are relocating to Latakia and Kessab. 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 | Narek 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. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |