Armenia to provide housing to graduates of military schoolsJuly 6, 2022 - 20:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The government is planning to provide apartments to graduates of military schools for free use, Minister of Defense Suren Papikyan told a parliament meeting on Wednesday, July 6. The bill, according to him, will solve the housing problem for the military personnel. This provision will apply only to those graduates who started military school after July 1, 2022. "After 20 years of service in the army, as well as in the event that a soldier is declared unfit for service, before the expiration of the contract, due to poor health, the apartment will be become their property," Papikyan said. "In the event of the death of a serviceman in action, the apartment will become the property of their relatives." 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 | Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. EU still discussing funding Armenia through European Peace Facility Discussions continue in the EU on providing Armenia with funds from the European Peace Facility, Vassilis Maragos says. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |