Freedom fighters to stage rally on June 16June 7, 2013 - 12:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan met with a group of freedom fighters rallying for pension increase. Action participant Volodya Avetisyan told PanARMENIAN.Net that Prime Minister Sargsyan pledged to give an answer within a week. “Prime Minister is concerned too. It will be clear in a week when the government will be able to support the freedom fighters,” Mr. Avetisyan said, announcing a decision to hold a rally on June 16. 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”. Armenia: 28 protesters arrested after clash with police The Investigative Committee of Armenia has announced the arrest of 28 participants of an opposition demonstration. |