  New format for Baze youth festival 2011 envisaged June 16, 2011 - 21:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Baze youth festival 2011 will be held in 2 stages and have a new format, Armenian Youth Fund board of trustees member, Armenian parliamentarian Karen Avagyan stated. As he told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, the major event will host 1200-1300 participants from Armenia and Diaspora, as well as representatives of Armenia's national minorities. “We'll send invitations to Heritage opposition party as well as Armenian National Congress, as we did last year, in hopes they'll participate in the event,” he stressed, adding, “our main goal lies in unification of youth.” During the first stage of the event, Baze camp will be formed in Armenian town of Byurakan, with walking tours and contests organised in the framework of the initiative. The, second stage, annual Baze gathering is to be held in Tsakhkadzor in mid-August.   Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals  Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation.Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan.Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. |
