  Armenia honors memory of Afghan war heroes February 15, 2012 - 16:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A memorial rally to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan took place in Yerevan's Victory Park on February 15. Representatives of the Afghan war veterans union of Armenia headed by the chairman, deputy of the National Assembly of Armenia, reserve colonel A. Mkhitaryan, Afghan war veteran, Armenian armed forces general staff chief Yuri Khachaturov were among the participants. 3762 people including 400 Armenian officers were sent to Afghanistan in 1979-89. 128 died in hostilities, no one is considered to be missing.   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 Most popular in the section |  Latest news Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha  Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha.Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.€3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms.Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. |
