  Sects’ activity in Armenia reason of physiological aberration in 150 people August 3, 2011 - 15:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - “According to the information received from Ministry of Healthcare, 150 cases have been fixed when it turned out that people with psychological aberration had earlier contacts with sectarian organizations,” according to Vardan Astsatryan, the head of Committee on National Minorities and Religious Affairs at the Government. “However there is no information on whether these organizations incite people on suicides, or no,” Astsatryan told journalists Aug.3. “We have no cases when people involved in any religious organization tried to commit a suicide,” he said. Astsatryan noted that they are frequently addressed for family conflicts.   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 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. |
