Armenia's festival of beards slated for September 2018September 19, 2017 - 17:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A festival of beards will be held in Armenia on September 8, 2018, director of Areni Fest Foundation Nune Manukyan told PanARMENIAN.net, adding, however, that the date may slightly be changed. Other details have not been disclosed, the venue hasn't been chosen yet either. During the festival, contests for the longest, shortest and funniest beards will be organized. Manukyan said earlier that the decision to hold such an event was made spontaneously. She did not exclude the possibility of inviting bearded famous people to participate in the event. 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 | 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 skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: 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”. |