Parliament mulls bringing Skype to prisonsOctober 26, 2016 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Assembly on Wednesday, October 26 discussed the question of providing convicts with Skype, the parliament's press service said. Chief of opposition Prosperous Armenia party Naira Zohrabyan noted that many of the convicts have no relatives in Armenia due to emigration. "But those people do have a right to conjugal visits," Zohrabyan said. "They want to have Skype installed in a room of a detention facility to be able to communicate with their families and relatives abroad." According to the MP, the issue has been on the agenda for three years now. In response, Deputy Justice Minister Suren Krmoyan said they are currently cooperating with the Armenian Red Cross to put computers in several detention centers. "I hope to introduce at least one or two pilot projects at the next discussion," Krmoyan said. 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 | 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. |