1000 social businesses to be established in KarabakhAugust 31, 2021 - 13:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 1000 social businesses will be established in Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) to promote entrepreneurship and improve the quality of life of the citizens, the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs of Armenia reports. 1000 families from Armenia and the Diaspora will be involved in the project, with Hayastan All-Armenian Fund set to help 100 of them create greenhouses. The Armenian General Benevolent Union and a number of other organizations and individuals too will join the initiative. Within the program, Armenia's Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Narek Mkrtchyan visited Artsakh and delivered remarks at an event organized for the participants of the program, which he said will help the residents of Artsakh to acquire social business skills. According to him, the best business ideas will receive funding. The Minister also revealed that a social business hub will be established at the Artsakh State University. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |