Earthquake strikes Armenia-Georgia border area![]() February 16, 2017 - 15:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A magnitude 2.5 earthquake hit the area near the Armenian-Georgian border, in the vicinity of the village of Bavra, on Thursday, February 16, the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations reports. Registered at 13:36 local time,the earthquake was about 10 kilometers deep. The quake wasn't felt in Armenia. 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 |