  Armenia may become a country of high mountain diving  July 26, 2011 - 18:05 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On July 21, Ayas Nautical Research Club and Armenian Extreme Ltd, thanks to an expedition organised by Rafael Mkrtchyan, set a world record in the Northern Hemisphere by submerging to the bottom of a lake on Aragats mountain, located 3207 meters above sea level. As the divers told a July 26 news conference, by submerging to the bottom of the lake and setting the record they aimed to increase international awareness of Armenia as a country with high mountain diving traditions. As the representatives of Armenian Extreme Ltd noted, by organising high mountain diving tours on the lake of Sevan, a new direction of tourism may be developed in Armenia.   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 |  Related sections Latest news Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday  Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1.Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament.Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”.International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets. |
