 British shearers will participate in Armenia sheep shearing festival June 5, 2018 - 12:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sheep shearers from Great Britain and Georgia will participate in the annual sheep-shearing festival in Armenia, which this year will be held on June 9. The festival will gather experienced shearers from Armenia and abroad in Khot settlement if Syunik province, who will offer a masterclass for other participants and the guest of the event. A sheep shearing competition will be held among the region’s best shearers, as well as other contests and games, the organizers said in a Facebook event ad. A food court, an open-air cafe and a kids’ playground will be set up for those participating in the festival, as well as . More details concerning the communities taking part in the initiative will be available shortly.   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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
