  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 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. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering.   Partner news |  Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12.Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life, Strong Mind IDBank and Idram summarize the results of the May program of “The Power of One Dram”. |
