Forty-five of the fifty-three inmates at Armenia’s Vanadzor Correctional Facility who went on hunger strike on February 27 to demand better conditions have ceased their protest.
The Vatican News reports that another key topic of the Pope’s speech was the importance of cooperation between the Armenian Catholic Church and the Armenian Apostolic Church.
Khachaturyan, addressing those attending the meeting as “loyal” Iraqi citizens, said they are a natural bridge linking the governments of Armenia and Iraq.
Armenia’s foreign ministry, in a statement today, reports that Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov “agreed to continue negotiations on outstanding issues.”
The Armenian government today backed a proposal to create a “culture development” fund designed to improve the management of museums and the research they conduct.
The European Union and UNICEF have agreed to launch a three-year program to reform Armenia’s public education system.