20,000 more trees and bushes planted in Yerevan in 2015July 29, 2015 - 13:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In the framework of projects implemented by Yerevan City Hall and the administrative districts, the irrigation system of the capital is annually expanded by about 30 km, chief of nature protection department of the municipality said. According to Avet Martirosyan, landscaping is done only in irrigated areas. He also said that the improvement of irrigation network is the basis for the expansion of green areas, and much work has been carried out to that end within the past years. “There are 30ha more green areas in Yerevan, than there were in the 1990s. In the spring of 2015, 20,000 trees and bushes were planted in the capital, with a 70% survival rate,” the official said. As for pruning the trees, Martirosyan said that the procedure was successfully performed by professional agricultural workers. He also added that green areas increase by about 15 ha per year, particularly by 16 ha in 2015. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |