  UK sends over 25,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines to Armenia March 23, 2022 - 13:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The UK Government has donated over 25,000 doses of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccines to Armenia, the British Embassy in Yerevan reveals. “We strongly believe that vaccination remains the only effective tool in fighting, mitigating and stopping the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, I’m very glad that the UK has extended a helping hand to our friends in Armenia as part of the UK Government’s commitment to help countries across the world to tackle the pandemic,” UK Ambassador John Gallagher said. Armenia's First Deputy Minister of Health Lena Nanushyan thanked Gallagher for the donation, noting that they would be happy to cooperate with the United Kingdom in other spheres of healthcare as well. In addition to UK support to the Covax vaccine facility that has also delivered to Armenia, this is the third package of Covid-19 related support sent directly from the UK to Armenia, following the donation of personal protective equipment and the deployment of a UK Emergency Medical Team to Armenia.   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 Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
