New Vasyl Tairov square to appear in OdessaNovember 28, 2009 - 16:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New Vasyl Tairov square will be unveiled in Odessa timed to 150th anniversary of the Viticulture and Winemaking Institute's founder Vasil Tairov in Odessa. His name will be given to the Agrarnaya street and the square at the intersection of Williams and Koroleva streets, Analtika.at.ua reported.Special memorial sign dedicated to the compatriot will be set up by the local Armenian community. Tairov Vasyl Egorovich (Georgievich) was born in 1859 in Gharakilisa (now Vanadzor). He was educated in Tiflis Real School and in Peter's Agriculture and Forestry Academy, where he completed the course in 1884. Tairov was a corresponding member of scientific committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Horticulture Society of Imperial Russia, "Societe Regionale de viticulture de Lyon", etc. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. 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”. |