During the current academic year children studying at Armenia’s high schools will have an opportunity to present their innovative ideas at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. The prize fund of the competition comprises 5 million USD, the Armenian ministry of education, science.
The European Union has increased the amount of assistance provided to Armenia compared to the previous years. The EU will provide 25 million Euro additional support to Armenia in 2019, Armenian Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said during the joint session of the parliamentary standing committees.
Jailed retired general Manvel Grigoryan has been transported to a civilian hospital from a correctional facility’s medical unit.
Armenia expects that the roadmap for the implementation of the Comprehensive and Enhanced Partnership Agreement (CEPA) with the European Union will be completely approved at the second session of the Partnership Council to be held on June 13, Foreign minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan said during the joint session of the parliamentary standing committees.
Any kind of promotion of violence and hatred in Armenia must receive strong counter-action, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the beginning of today’s Cabinet meeting, emphasizing that it doesn’t anyhow matter whether these promoters are proceeding as supporters or opposition of the government.
“I had several meetings with the military-political leaderships of Nagorno Karabakh and Armenia and presented my view on the settlement of the Artsakh conflict and was interested in whether they agree with or oppose the vision proposed by me.
We will soon create a new anti-corruption court and I also want to comment on the most important issue, for instance many ask why necessary reforms have not been carried out in the judiciary within this one year.
Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan will depart for Russia on a working visit on June 6-7.
The government and the political majority of Armenia have put a task before themselves not to lose the balance in all areas, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said at the joint session of the parliamentary standing committees during the discussion of the 2018 state budget performance report.
According to PM Nikol Pashinyan the Special Investigative Service’s investigation into the deadly 2008 unrest in Yerevan is “consistent”.
