Syrian Armenians’ provincial rental fees to be reimbursedFebruary 1, 2013 - 22:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Ministry of Diaspora hosted a meeting between Syrian Armenians and director of Tourism Development Foundation of Armenia Felix Simonyan. The reimbursement of the rental fees of Syrian Armenians residing in RA provinces was in the focus of the discussion. Earlier 11 families filed an address to Diaspora Ministry with a request to get support. Mr Simonyan noted that the financial assistance allocated by the foundation totals AMD 5 mln, with the rental fees for December, January and February to be reimbursed within the 4-5 days to come. He further said that the program will bear a continuous nature. 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 | Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. EU calls on Azerbaijan to release all political prisoners The European Union calls on Azerbaijan to release all those imprisoned for exercising their fundamental rights. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Turkey wants deal after “positive developments” Turkey hopes “positive developments” in negotiations between Armenia and Azerbaijan will lead to an agreement. Greece says ready to help as Armenia fights flooding consequences Greece is ready to assist Armenia in combatting the consequences of deadly floods in the country’s north. |