Environmental activists address open letter to Armenian PMMarch 14, 2012 - 12:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Civil activists advocating for preservation of Mashtots Park in Yerevan addressed an open letter to the Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. “The official website of the Armenian government informed on March 13 that the agenda of the government’s March 15 meeting includes the draft decision by Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan “On competencies of Yerevan’s Mayor”,” the statement says. The 3rd point of this draft envisages dismantling and transfer of the stores in Mashtots Park within a three-year period. “The content of this decision demonstrates that Yerevan’s municipality and Armenia’s executive power never managed to perceive correctly the demand of our society with regard to Mashtots park issue,” the letter says. Green activists once again emphasize that construction of kiosks/stores in this territory is illegal and contradicts the general plan of Yerevan. They demand that the provision on store dismantling be removed from the governmental meeting’s agenda. Top stories 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. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. Partner news | Armenian delegation participating in NATO PA session The delegation is headed by Andranik Kocharyan, the chairman of the standing committee on defense and security matters. Schengen visa cost won’t change for Armenia – diplomat The increase in the cost of a Schengen visa will not apply to citizens of Armenia, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson has said. Yeremyan Projects opens state-of-the-art dairy production plant Yeremyan Projects officially launched the Yeremyan Products state-of-the-art milk processing plant in Yerevan on May 24. Azerbaijan's defense spending set to increase by 11% Azerbaijan's spending on defense and national security will increase by 11%, according to a fresh bill. |