  Departures from Armenia exceed arrivals by 67000 in 1st halfyear of 2011July 20, 2011 - 19:23 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the fist halfyear of 2011, the number of departures from Armenia exceeded the number of arrivals by 67000. As Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan explained at July 20 conference on migration issues, the figure cited does not suggest a new tendency, but rather continues the existing one. “Parallel to improvement of Russian economy after the global crisis, activation in work migration rate was reported in Armenia, which, in turn, suggests the increase of population income from the work abroad,” the President explained. During the conference, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan reported on the course of governmental programs on migration policy.   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. |
