One month ago, in an attempt to save the Azat River, residents of Garni closed the Yerevan- Garni road for eight hours. Their action forced the removal of construction equipment from the Azat Gorge. Today, a meeting was scheduled between community residents and government officials to discuss the Kaghtsrashen Gravity Irrigation System project which, if implemented, would transfer water from the Azat River to the Ararat Valley.
Armenia’s National Assembly yesterday debated a new Law on Medicine designed to replace the current law that was adopted in 1998 and is considered lacking.
Armen Martirosyan, a soldier serving in the Artsakh Defense Army, was killed yesterday evening by Azerbaijani gunfire while carrying out guard duty at a base in the northern area of Artsakh.