Armenia to increase international community's awareness of refugee issuesMay 17, 2011 - 15:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Housing issue is one of the most serious ones currently faced by Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan, according to the head of migration department at the Armenian Ministry of Territorial Administration. As Gagik Yeghanyan told a news conference in Yerevan, since 2004, Armenian government has been undertaking certain steps to resolve the issue, with USD 3-5 million financing to be allocated. “However, the global crisis prevented the project from being continued in 2010-2011, inducing 1175 families go on living in hostels,” he stressed. As Mr. Yeghanyan noted, the conference was organized to increase international community's awareness of Armenian refugee issues. “The invitation was sent to over 25 international and 30 pan-Armenian organisations, with many of them responding to it,” he said. 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 | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. 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. |