250 orphanage graduates expect to receive apartmentsMay 5, 2011 - 12:03 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 250 orphanage graduates are expecting to receive apartments in the framework of government outreach program. As the head of the department for family, women and children issues at Armenian Ministry of Labor and Social Issues, Lala Ghazaryan told a news conference in Yerevan, 152 orphanage graduates were provided with apartments. As she noted, out of 152 apartments provided, 117 are being rented out. As Ms. Kazaryan noted, according to the agreement, unless the apartment is occupied by the recipient, the government is entitled to passing them on to more needy graduates. 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 | International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty. Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran. Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |