EU mission visits communities targeted by Azerbaijan’s aggressionOctober 20, 2022 - 15:00 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Members of a European Union technical mission that has arrived in Armenia amid Azerbaijan’s ongoing aggression and ceasefire violations have visited the border communities in the province of Gegharkunik, which were shelled by Azerbaijan on September 13. The delegation was accompanied by the commander of the second army corps, Colonel Vahram Grigoryan and, the head of the Vardenis community, Aharon Khachatryan. During the trip, the European Union experts learned about the situation in the 12 communities that were targeted by the Azerbaijani military, including the hundreds of residential buildings, two schools, a kindergarten and a library. The mission was deployed after Armenia lodged a request to the European Union. The agreement was reached an October 6 meeting between the leaders Armenia, Azerbaijan, France and the European Union, which was later ratified by all the 27 members of the bloc. Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. 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. Partner news Most popular in the section | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |