 Armenia increasing science funding by 82% September 30, 2021 - 18:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government has approved the draft budget for 2022, which envisages an 82% increase in science funding, Chairman of the parliament's Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Babken Tunyan said in a Facebook post on Thursday, September 30. Tunyan revealed that funding for culture, education, science and sports will increase by 27.4% to AMD 223 billion next year. With an 18.2% increase in expenditures year-on-year, the budget was approved by the government and sent to the parliament.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months  A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.“Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”.Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan.U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |
