Come Home program participants visit ArtashatJuly 29, 2009 - 22:11 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Participants of Come Home (Ari Tun) program visited Artashat town, where they took part in a singing and dancing event. The young people also attended Khor-Virap monastery.A group of young Armenians from the Diaspora arriving in Armenia in mid-July. They are staying with host families in Yerevan and neighboring regions. The Armenian government has assigned AMD 22 million to cover all expenses. The program is sponsored by the Union of Iraqi Armenians of America, Yerevan Brandy Factory, ArmenTel and VivaCell-MTS. 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 | Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. Russia accuses West of preparing invasion of CSTO countries NATO is preparing an invasion of the CSTO countries, the number of provocations in the air is growing, Sergei Shoigu has said. Lithuania sending €100,000 to help Armenia fight floods consequences Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. U.S. “deeply troubled” by Azerbaijan's arrest of civil society members The United States is deeply troubled by the continued arrest of members of Azerbaijani civil society, Matthew Miller has said. |