Armenian President visits construction site of Matenadaran-adjacent buildingMarch 19, 2011 - 15:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 19, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan visited he construction site of a new building adjacent to Matenadaran, the museum of ancient manuscripts. The building plan was drafted by a chief architect, singer and composer Artur Meschian, who briefed the President on the possibilities of the building aimed for scientific and research activities, storage of and restoration of exhibits. The new building complete with up-to-day equipment is also meant to host various events. The exhibition halls will be allocated in the old building, Matenadaran. Total area of a new building comprises 11358 sq.m., while the old building has an area of 3186 sq.m. The new building will be put into operation in August 2011. 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 | 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. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |