  Narek Sargsyan appointed as architecture committee chairman  August 8, 2013 - 14:09 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - By decision of Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, the former chief architect of Yerevan, Narek Sargsyan, was appointed as chairman of the state committee of architecture at the RA government. Earlier reports suggested that the police investigated cases of power abuse by Mr. Sargsyan, what resulted in destruction of the capital city’s cultural and historical monuments. Sargsyan served as Yerevan’s chief architect from 1999 to 2004 and then was granted the post again in 2011.   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 Most popular in the section |  Latest news Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall  A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan.U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |
