  Paper: schools closed for President’s election visit to Vayk town April 20, 2012 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian President, head of the ruling Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Serzh Sargsyan visited Vayots Dzor province on April 18 to support RPA’s parliamentary candidate Ashot Arsenyan, owner of Jermuk Group company. According to Hraparak paper, the meeting in the local town of Vayk was a very short one, yet notable for the fact that schoolchildren comprised the majority of those attending it. All schools in Vayk were closed during Sargsyan’s visit, with pupils and teachers crowding the town square with posters in their hands. A student said they were not forced to the meeting but they had no other option with classes suspended and schools closed, the paper reports. Related links:   Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
