Nairit plant employees demanding salary paymentJune 10, 2011 - 11:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Several dozens of Yerevan-based Nairit plant employees gathered at the residence of the Armenian President to get explanations regarding the fate of the plant. Besides, they are demanding their 3-month salary payment. Chairman of the Nairit labor union Hrachya Tadevosyan told journalists that the employees were last remunerated in April, when they were paid the salary for February. “We do not know whether the plant will resume operation and when we will receive our wages. We are aware that the issue is in the focus of the leadership but people want to get precise information,” he said. The protesters have already sent a delegation to meet with representatives of the presidential administration. 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 | 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. |