  Gevorg Minasyan: 10-12 thousand Armenians live in Belgium  August 11, 2010 - 15:39 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - According to unofficial statistics, 10-12 thousand Armenians live in Belgium. “Armenians migrated to Belgium in three flows: in 1915-20, 1940-60 and 1990-ies,” chairman of the federation of the Armenian organizations in Belgium Gevorg Minasyan told a press conference in Yerevan. “Our main task is the preservation of Armenian identity, specifically the Armenian language. Although about 20 Armenian schools are functioning in Belgium, parents refrain from sending their children there. Only 100 children study in four schools run by Nuard organization,” he said. Minasyan informed that Nuard closely cooperates with the Armenian Diaspora Ministry, which gifted 2000 primers and 250 books to the organization. He also noted that Armenia should work out a strategy of collaboration with Armenian communities in various countries.   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 |  Latest news 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.Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |
