Historic Armenian city regaining erstwhile beauty October 19, 2017 - 13:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An ancient street in the historical center of the Armenian city of Gyumri has been renovated and reconstructed in the framework of a project called Kumayri, aimed at the development of the town into a tourist hub. The street hostsbuildings and structures of historical and cultural significance, some of which are beingrestored in the framework of private projects. Attending the opening of the street was prime minister Karen Karapetyan who hailed the project as a good example of public-private partnership. In the framework of Kumayri, arts, crafts and entertainment centers will be established, steps will be taken to make the city more appealing to tourists and creating an active environment for pedestrians. Also, Karapetyan visited the information center that has recently opened for the visitors of Gyumri, designed to provide information both about the city and the whole country. 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. |