President proposes holding a Horasis meeting in ArmeniaOctober 24, 2018 - 14:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Armen Sarkissian has proposed holding one of the upcoming meetings of Horasis Center in Armenia. In Geneva, Sarkissian met with Frank-Jürgen Richter - a German entrepreneur, founding director of the Horasis Center which is operating in Switzerland. Horasis is an independence analytical center which organizes meetings and proposes strategic solutions for the challenges which our world and corporations are facing today. Among the participants of the Horasis events are well-known public figures, including heads of state and government, presidents of international corporations. Richter offered the President of Armenia to become a special speaker at the annual Horasis Global Meeting which will take place in Portugal next year. President Sarkissian, in turn, proposed Horasis to look into the possibility of conducting one of the upcoming gatherings in Armenia. The parties also stressed the importance of cooperation with the Armenian analytical centers as well as implementation of joint programs in the sector of education. 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. |