Official: "The man who walked on the moon" will arrive in YerevanJuly 23, 2022 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Head of the Prime Minister's Office Arayik Harutyunyan has said that "the man who walked on the moon" will arrive in Yerevan to join the Starmus Festival, set to be held in Armenia on September 5-10. Harutyunyan was referring to Charles Duke, an American former astronaut who, as a lunar module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, became the tenth and youngest person to walk on the Moon, at age 36 years and 201 days. "While the majority of humanity makes judgments about the universe and expresses its feelings about it from planet Earth, astronauts have a unique opportunity to talk about our planet from the height of space," Harutyunyan wrote on Facebook Friday, July 22. "And what can they tell us? You will find out this on September 5-10 by participating in the Starmus VI festival." 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 | 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. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” 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. |