RA Diaspora Minister participates in UNO Office –organized seminarAugust 5, 2010 - 20:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan, Deputy Minister Stepan Petrosyan and other representatives of Diaspora Ministry, as well as the head of Jewish Center for International Migration and Integration NGO participated in August 4 UNO Office –organized seminar. The seminar focused on Israeli Diaspora experience and draft law on repatriation in Armenia. Seminar participants discussed the activities of Jewish Center for International Migration and Integration, characterizing it as a negotiation platform between Diaspora communities and Israeli government. Development of dialogue between Israel and Jewish Diaspora, charity activities of Diaspora Jews were also discussed. 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 | Moody's upgrades IDBank's rating Moody's has upgraded ID Bank CJSC's (IDBank) long-term local and foreign currency bank deposit ratings to Ba3 from B1. U.S. “very clear” with Azerbaijan: “It’s time to make peace with Armenia” James O'Brien has said that the United States is “very clear” with Azerbaijani that it is a time to make peace with Armenia. Destruction of Armenian heritage raised at PACE Member of the Armenian delegation to PACE, MP from the “I Have the Honor” bloc Hayk Mamijanyan delivered remarks at a PACE session. PACE adopts resolution on Armenia's commitment to reforms PACE welcomed the electoral reforms implemented by Armenia in accordance with the recommendations of the Venice Commission. |