  Iran, Armenia agree on Lake Urmia joint restoration August 3, 2012 - 18:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran and Armenia have agreed on cooperation in restoration of Lake Urmia, currently on the edge of desiccation, head of Environmental Protection Organization of Iran said. According to Mohammad-Javad Mohammadizadeh, the two countries have reached an agreement on water transfer from Armenia to Iran. He further stressed Iran’s readiness to agree with other countries on additional water supply for Lake Urmia. Earlier, Iran announced about the new plan, envisaging use of Araks River waters. The initiative was followed by Azerbaijani authorities’ criticism of the project. Lake Urmia has 65% dried up, the spokesman of Environmental Protection Organization said, deeming the situation as critical.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
