Armenia sends more aid to SyriaFebruary 18, 2017 - 13:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A second plane loaded with humanitarian aid has left Armenia for Syria, Sputnik Armenia cited minister of emergency situations Davit Tonoyan as saying. "Around 20 tons of essential products, which included clothing, sleeping bags, and medical supplies, were sent on the second plane," Tonoyan said. "The packages will reach Latakia to later be transported to Aleppo." According to the minister, the new deliveries are driven by the needs of the Syrian Armenian community. Diaspora minister Hranush Hakobyan reminded, in turn, that four planes of humanitarian aid have been sent from Armenia to Syria in the last four months. As always, the new batch of products will be distributed among Armenians and Syrians alike. 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 | Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. |