Earthquake scenario exercise to be held in Yerevan![]() October 29, 2012 - 20:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations held a senior staff meeting, chaired by Minister Armen Yeritsyan. Armenian Rescue Service director, Major General Sergey Azaryan briefed the minister of the intention to hold a large-scale earthquake scenario in Yerevan in late November. Dwelling on the activates International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) experts carried out during their visit to Armenia, Major General Azaryan noted that IAEA highly assessed the progress the ministry yielded in the past two years. As for the activities of the working group addressing the disabled people’s problems, he said the results will soon be announced. 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 |