Brazilian government donates USD 50.000 for Armenian refugees housingMay 17, 2011 - 18:12 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 17, Yerevan hosted an international conference on housing issues of Armenian refugees from Azerbaijan. The event was attended by Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres, as well as representatives of diplomatic missions accredited in Armenia. The Brazilian government provided USD 50.000 to provide the refugees, who lost their homes during Karabakh war, with houses. It's noteworthy that Brazil is the only country that donated sums in the framework of the conference. The donation was made within the framework of the Brazilian government's program, Brazilian Embassy in Armenia press service reported. 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. |