  Chairman of Commission for Lake Sevan issues briefs RA President on implementation of 2010 programsDecember 23, 2010 - 18:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Chairman of the commission for Lake Sevan issues Vladimir Movsisyan briefed Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan on implementation of the Commission’s programs in 2010. The matter of approval of the program on monitoring of Lake Sevan ecological system and water environment was presented to the President. The program envisages creation of a new system of monitoring and assessments, as well as a databank. According to Movsisyan, the program for 2010 was completely implemented within the set terms. The envisaged measures were basically aimed at increasing water level of the lake, provision of water purity, as well as restoration of the ecological system and biodiversity of the lake. The President instructed the commission to implement works on purification. The Commission’s activity in 2011 will be basically aimed at solving problems with water purification of the lake, the RA presidential press service reported.   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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
