President thanks German Red Cross on behalf of Armenian peopleNovember 28, 2018 - 15:35 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Armen Sarkissian on Wednesday, November 28 thanked the German Red Cross on behalf of the Armenian people for lending a hand in the wake of the devastating earthquake in the country’s north in 1988. Sarkissian met the organization’s President, Gerda Hasselfeldt, in Berlin on the sidelines of his working visit to the German capital. At the meeting, Hasselfeldt handed a €10,000 check to the President’s wife, Nune Sarkissian, for the renovation of Berlin polyclinic in Gyumri, Armenia. The Armenian President thanked the German Red Cross President for the contribution and pledged to match the donation. Sarkissian arrived in Berlin with an official visit on Tuesday, November 27. In the German capital, the Armenian President participated in the working discussions organized by the Munich Conference on International Security. Also, the Armenian leader met his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier and invited him to visit Armenia. 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. |