Tigran Sargsyan: Baze gathering best instrument for consolidation of Armenian youthAugust 23, 2010 - 19:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Baze-2010 youth gathering kicked off in Tsaghkadzor resort of Armenia. “Baze (Falcon) gathering is among the best instruments for consolidation, development of joint programs and introduction of a new culture into Armenia’s youth movement,” Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Youth Foundation, said in his welcoming remarks. For his part, Armenian Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan said that he could not stay aside, as students of Armenia’s higher education institutions make majority of participants. Baze youth gathering brought together 300 young people at the age of 18-30 Armenia, Nagorno Karabakh and Javakhk. Participants will compete in various types of intellectual games, art and sports. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |