Yerevan, Lyon sign Memorandum of UnderstandingJune 29, 2022 - 15:25 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Relations between the cities of Yerevan and Lyon will enter a new stage after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the two municipalities on Wednesday, June 29. The parties have thus pledged to join efforts in the field of education, supporting the development of the French-Armenian Vocational Training Center. Under the document, the program of reorganization of the Crafts and Qualifications Campus will be implemented, which will allow improving the center and implementing new educational programs in demand in the labor market. About 200 students are currently studying at the French-Armenian Vocational Training Center, and a repaired building will allow more young people to be admitted. A delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Hrachya Sargsyan is traveling in the French cities of Marseilles, Lyon and Paris from June 26 to July 7. During the trip, Sargsyan will participate in events dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the partnership between Yerevan and Marseille, the fourth conference of the Armenian-French decentralized cooperation in Lyon, as well has hold meetings with his partners in Marseilles, Lyon and Paris. Top stories 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. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. Armenia to sing in 2nd semi-final of Eurovision The organizers of Eurovision 2024 have revealed the running order of the countries in the two semi-finals. |