Gyumri former Mayor’s son appears at policeNovember 12, 2012 - 15:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The son of former Gyumri Mayor Vardan Ghukasyan, Spartak, voluntarily appeared at police station on Sunday, Nov 11. The information was provided to PanARMENIAN.Net by the head of police press service Armen Malkhasyan, with the details to be given later. According to earlier reports, Spartak Ghukasyan was wanted by police in a case of shooting in Gyumri, on charges of hooliganism and illegal possession of weapons. As the preliminary investigation discovered, a candidate for Gyumri City Council membership Edgar Mkrtchyan along with his supporters were also involved in the skirmish. 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 | Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent. Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |