  Charges brought against former rector of Yerevan State University September 17, 2020 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Charges have been brought against former rector of Yerevan State University, Aram Simonyan, Armenia's Investigation Committee reveals. In 2015, Simonyan had the authority to manage the financial activity of the university and sign contracts in the amount of up to AMD 50 million ($103 million). By reaching an agreement with the director of the company providing security services in the university buildings, the Investigation Committee said, Simonyan wasted more than AMD 34 million ($70,000) by transferring it to the director of the company mentioned above between 2015 and 2019. The investigation in still underway. Simonyan stepped down as rector in May 2019 after months of pressure from the Armenian government, with many, among them Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, having long accused him of placing YSU under the strong influence of the former ruling Republican Party.   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 Azerbaijan, Jordan sign deal on defense cooperation  Azerbaijan and Jordan have signed an agreement on cooperation in the field of defense, according to an official statement.Armenian cemetery in Fresno hit by arsons six times since January Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance.Iran vows to “decisively” defend sovereignty, national interests The Iranian embassy in Armenia has defended its “defensive and proportional action in in occupied Palestine.”Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan Armenian shooter Elmira Karapetyan won gold at the ISSF World Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rio de Janiero. |
