  Yerevan to host Urartu and Neighbors international conference on September 22-24September 21, 2009 - 14:49 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On September 22-24, Yerevan will host an international conference titled Urartu and Neighbirs. The event is dedicated to the 90th birth anniversary of Professor Nikolay Harutyunyan, department head at NAS Oriental Studies Institute.Opening will be attended by NAS President Radik Martirosyan, Education and Science Minister Armen Ashotyan and a great number of outstanding foreign scholars. Conference organizer is Tekeyan Cultural Centre.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Lemkin Institute urges Armenia to respect people’s right to dissent  The Lemkin Institute has urged the Armenian government to respect people’s fundamental human right to express their dissent.Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |
