  Armenia to host First Ascent Open Festival in MayMay 10, 2011 - 17:26 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 21 through 31, Armenia will host Armenian First Ascent Open Festival. The event is organized by Up the Rocks with the financial support of National Competitiveness Foundation (NCF) of Armenia. Gorges of Garni, Arpa and Noravank are selected as festival sites for rock climbers from 10 countries. As NCF tourist program director Syuzanna Azoyan stressed, the event will help increase Armenia's tourist potential, presenting Armenia in a new, untraditional light. The first international rock climbing festival organized in 2009 hosted climbers from Russia, Iran and the Czech Republic.   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 |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
