Yerevan hosts discussion on Monitoring of Apartments Distribution in Disaster AreaSeptember 28, 2010 - 19:48 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 28, Yerevan hosted a discussion of a report on Monitoring of Apartments Distribution in Disaster Area. The discussion, organized by the Open Society Institute (OSI), was attended by the Armenian Minister of Urban Development Vardan Vardanyan and representatives of public sector. 1056 apartments were provided to the homeless in disaster area in 2010, with the official number of those left homeless reaching 3000. 6000 were left homeless in accordance with unofficial data. The discussion focused on drawbacks in the quality of construction and provision of certificates of ownership to families who still occupy temporary lodgings. Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |