Russia: Over 300 buildings restored in KarabakhJanuary 14, 2021 - 11:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - More than 300 buildings have been restored on the territory of Nagorno-Karabakh thanks to humanitarian aid from Russia, the Russian Emergencies Ministry (EMERCOM) has said in a statement. "The specialists of Russia's EMERCOM, together with representatives of the Ministry of Urban Development of Nagorno-Karabakh, continue to inspect the housing stock and social infrastructure facilities. More than 300 buildings have already been restored using building materials delivered as humanitarian aid from Russia. Over 450 buildings are still being restored," the statement reads. On January 14, the specialists visited 10 facilities where work is underway. Most of the buildings are private houses. More than 90 local construction organizations have been involved in the work, of which more than 50 are in Stepanakert. Minister of Labor, Social Affairs and Migration Mane Tandilyan said earlier that around 34,000 residents of Nagorno-Karabakh have become homeless as a result of the six-week war unleashed by Azerbaijan in September 2020. Tandilyan said there is a need for 8-10,000 apartments to provide housing to those who have lost their homes in the war. 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. |