Armenia increasing science funding by 82%September 30, 2021 - 18:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government has approved the draft budget for 2022, which envisages an 82% increase in science funding, Chairman of the parliament's Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Babken Tunyan said in a Facebook post on Thursday, September 30. Tunyan revealed that funding for culture, education, science and sports will increase by 27.4% to AMD 223 billion next year. With an 18.2% increase in expenditures year-on-year, the budget was approved by the government and sent to the parliament. 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 | Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. |