Festival of beards to be held in Armenia![]() ![]() PanARMENIAN.Net - A festival of beards will be held in Armenia, director of Areni Fest Foundation Nune Manukyan told a press conference on Friday, September 8. According to her, the decision to hold such an event was made spontaneously. While no exact date has been set and no venue has been chosen yet, the festival will most likely be held in 2018. During the festival, contests for the longest, shortest and funniest beards will be organized. Manukyan did not exclude the possibility of inviting bearded famous people to participate in the event. ![]() ![]() As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |