Iran ready to cooperate with Armenia in urban development sectorApril 5, 2013 - 17:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Minister of Armenian urban development Samvel Tadevosyan met with Iran’s ambassador Mohammad Rayeesi. Minister Tadevosyan highly assessed the friendly relations between Armenia and Iran, noting that such meetings contribute to deepening of relations. It’s noteworthy that under the memorandum of understanding signed during Armenian-Iranian intergovernmental meeting, it was offered to discuss the possible signing of the cooperation program between the two countries’ ministries of urban development. Ambassador Rayeesi expressed Iran’s readiness as to the cooperation program on urban development. Earthquake resistant construction projects, organization of trainings and scientific seminars, as well as joint projects were further discussed, the ministry’s press service reported. 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 | 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”. International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |