Armenian alpinists to conquer highest mountain in IranJune 29, 2011 - 11:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 30, a 7-member Armenian team for alpinism and mountain tourism was invited by their Iranian colleagues to participate in Damavand mount climb. Mount Damavand (5671 meters) is the highest peak in Iran, the highest point in the Middle East and the highest volcano in all of Asia. This will be Armenia’s first participation in the events of such scale over the past 15 years and the first serious attempt to restore the tradition of Armenian alpinism. Armenian Federation of Alpinism and Mountain tourism was founded on March 1, 2011. The Federation’s activities aim at development of mountain tourism and involvement of youth in active rest. The director of Armenian Rescue Service at the Ministry of Emergency Situations, Major General Sergey Azaryan, was elected as the Federation chairman. 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 | 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. Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan. Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. |