  UN declared October 1 as International Day of ElderlyOctober 1, 2009 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The UN General Assembly declared October 1 as International Day of Elderly since 1990. Initially, this day was celebrated only in Europe, but today the Day of Older Persons is celebrated in many countries, including Armenia. According to the official data of National Statistical Service of Armenia in 2008 there were 523 thousand 839 persons of retirement age in the country, and the average pension in the same year amounted to 21 thousand 370 AMD.  Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. 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.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
