Armen Hovhannesyan: we support creation of modern standards for Armenian schoolsSeptember 28, 2010 - 19:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - We’re opposed to the opening of foreign language schools, regardless of the law it’s stipulated by, Armen Hovhannesyan, a member of the initiative group We Are Opposed to Repeated Opening of Foreign-language Schools in Armenia stated. “In accordance with preliminary plan, 11 foreign and foreign language schools are to be operating in Armenia, which means every 10th school in Armenia will be a foreign language one,” Hovhannesyan told September 28 news conference. “We support creation of modern standards for Armenian schools envisaging implementation of new projects and technologies into Armenian-language education program,” Hovhannesyan stressed. 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. |