Armenia PM invited Tim Cook to World IT Forum in YerevanJanuary 28, 2019 - 17:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has invited Apple CEO Tim Cook to participate in the World Forum of Information Technologies set to be held in Yerevan in October 2019, Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister Arsen Gasparyan said in an interview with RFE/RL Armenian Service. According to Gasparyan, Pashinyan and Cook discussed the preparations for the Forum. Also, Gasparyan said, the Prime Minister suggested looking into the ways of how the Cupertino company could work with Armenia. As reported earlier, Cook was pictured speaking to Pashinyan when he made his first trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Gasparyan confirmed the meeting in a Facebook post: “What a great start at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with perhaps a bit of magic waiting somewhere behind this morning.” 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |