Armenian government concerned over frequent earthquakesFebruary 16, 2012 - 11:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian government approved on February 16 the pilot training program on measures and behavior in kindergartens, schools, colleges, universities, hospital and other institutions during a massive earthquake. Armenian Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan said the training will be carried out in 2013-2015, and 39.4 million drams should be allocated for this purpose. For his part, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan mentioned that quakes and seismic risks have been in the focus of the public and the media recently. Minister Yeritsyan informed that the scientific council will hold a meeting in the ministry tomorrow to examine the reason of the earthquakes. He quoted statistical data according to which not only Armenia but the whole world is facing seismic activity. He said about 15 quakes with magnitude over 3 were recorded in 2011, and already 3 in 2012. 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 | 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. |