U.S. ambassador meets Gyumri city mayor![]() May 28, 2013 - 14:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Gyumri city mayor Samvel Balasanyan met on May 27 with U.S. ambassador John Heffern. Mayor Balasanyan briefed the envoy on the work carried out in the city, particularly on “Gyumri -2013 CIS capital” program preparations. In this context, Gyumri mayor invited ambassador Balasanyan and his wife to attend the opening ceremony, with reconstruction of Gyumri’s theater building further discussed. Gyumri mayor and the U.S. ambassador further attended “Along the Trails of the Armenian Orphans” photo exhibition. ![]() ![]() 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |