  Earthquake victims to be commemorated in UkraineDecember 3, 2009 - 16:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On December 7, 11:00 a.m. all Armenian churches and chapels of Ukraine will hold requiem services to commemorate the victims of 1988 Spitak earthquake. The liturgy in the Armenian chapel of Kiev will be conducted by clergyman Hovhannes Shakhnazaryan, Analitika.at.ua reports. Every year on December 7 people in Armenia and Diaspora commemorate the victims of great disaster. According to official data, 1988 Spitak earthquake left 25 people dead, 140 thousand crippled and 1.5 million homeless.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Topic Latest news Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months  A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months.“Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”.Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan.U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |
