 Armenia increasing science funding by 82% September 30, 2021 - 18:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Armenian government has approved the draft budget for 2022, which envisages an 82% increase in science funding, Chairman of the parliament's Standing Committee on Economic Affairs Babken Tunyan said in a Facebook post on Thursday, September 30. Tunyan revealed that funding for culture, education, science and sports will increase by 27.4% to AMD 223 billion next year. With an 18.2% increase in expenditures year-on-year, the budget was approved by the government and sent to the parliament.   Top stories 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. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan  A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia.U.S. welcomes efforts to define Armenia-Azerbaijan border The United States welcomes efforts to define the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan, says Vedant Patel.Biden honors resilience of Armenian people on April 24 U.S. President Joe Biden has issued a statement on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |
