  U.S. helps preserve medieval church in Armenia’s Meghri September 16, 2016 - 14:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - U.S. Ambassador to Armenia Richard Mills, Jr. and acting Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan signed a memorandum to work together to preserve the Saint Sargis medieval church in Meghri, including the restoration of its unique and exquisite frescoes, the embassy said in a Facebook post. Funding for the project will come from the U.S. State Department’s Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP). This is the 10th project in Armenia since 2005, and the largest, at $450,000.   Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Related sections Latest news Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge  The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture.India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says.EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process.Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |
