  Yerevan to host international conference on DiasporaMay 24, 2011 - 20:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 24, Armenian Minister of Diaspora Hranush Hakobyan met with Daly Belgasmi, the regional World Food Program (WFP) director for the Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe, and Maria Lukyanova, WFP Head of Armenia Office. Hakobyan briefed on goals of the international conference, titled: “Prospects of Diaspora in Globalizing World.” The conference will be held on May 26-28 and bring together representatives of various countries’ relevant bodies. Belgasmi hailed the idea of the conference organization. Problems of Diaspora, as well as development of cooperation between the state and Diaspora were in the focus of the meeting, the Ministry’s press service reported.   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. |
