Armenian Defense Minister pays tribute to fallen heroes of Artsakh warSeptember 1, 2009 - 21:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On 18th anniversary of declaration of Nagorno Karabakh Republic the Armenian Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan , rector of the Yerevan State University Aram Simonyan paid tribute to fallen heroes of Artsakh war at the event in the Yerablur Pantheon in Yerevan today. The event gathered university students and members of the bereaved families of soldiers-liberators of the Artsakh war. Addressing the present, the defense minister in his speech said that today, on the Knowledge Day, "we honor the dead freedom fighters, many of whom were university students, who at the price of their blood have embodied people's will in life". Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |