Yerevan to host 2nd Global Armenian Summit in SeptemberMarch 4, 2024 - 12:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Yerevan will host the second edition of the Global Armenian Summit on September 17-20. Challenges currently facing Armenia and the Diaspora, opportunities for sustainable development, the most important issues of the present and future will be discussed in various formats of the summit, the Office of the High Commissioner for Diaspora Affairs reports. From national security to advanced technologies, from economics, science and repatriation to the vitality of diaspora communities: the summit will bring together around 1,000 representatives of the Diaspora and 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |