Child victims of trafficking to receive lump-sum support worth AMD 250,000 from governmentJune 3, 2019 - 21:19 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Parliament fully approved the proposed changes and additions to the RA law on “Identification and support for trafficked persons and exploitation” by second reading. It is expected that exploited children will receive lump-sum support from the government worth AMD 250.000 until reaching the age of 18, The Changes, in particular, will contribute to the improvement of child protection mechanisms and will enhance the effectiveness of the existing system. A regulation which will contribute to the development of a referral procedure for trafficked and exploited children as well as create clear cooperation frameworks between state and territorial bodies is also planned. 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. |