  Lithuania's President visits Armenian Genocide memorial May 20, 2022 - 14:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda with his spouse Diana Nausėdienė on Friday, May 20 visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute reports. The guests were greeted by AGMI Director Harutyun Marutyan, who told them the history of the creation of the Memorial. Nausėda placed a wreath at the memorial and flowers at the Eternal Fire to honor the memory of the innocent martyrs, as well as toured the Armenian Genocide Museum and left a note in the Book of Honorable Guests. The sides then exchanged books about the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust of the Jews.   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 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.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed.Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills |
