new-tumo On September 24, a presentation event organized by Koghb Foundation for Development of Education, Culture and Sport took place in the Special Events Auditorium of Gafesjian Center for the Arts, announcing the launch of Koghb-TUMO project.

At the event, a memorandum of understanding was signed between Koghb Foundation, Tavush regional administration, Ucom and the charitable organization Mission Childhood.

Koghb Foundation Director Artur Abovyan, and Director of TUMO Center for Creative Technologies Marie Lou Papazian presented the details of Koghb-TUMO project.

According to the speakers, a new TUMO center for at least 600 students will be opened in Koghb community of Tavush province, which will also serve the teenagers and young people from Noyemberyan, Berdavan and other border communities. The construction of the center will start in November, and the educational activity of the center will commence in 2018.

The educational program will repeat the one implemented in TUMO centers of Yerevan, Dilijan, Gyumri and Stepanakert, and the teaching staff and international experts will continue sharing their knowledge and experience in the new center as well.

Azerbaijan has tonight resumed intensive firing in the direction of the villages bordering Armenia’s Tavush province. According to the information of Armenian News – NEWS.am, several people have been wounded as a result of the firing at Kot village.

Noyemberyan Medical Centre representative told Armenian News – NEWS.am they had got an alert from the village and sent a car to take the wounded to hospital. The number of the wounded and their condition is yet unknown.

Armenia’s Defense Ministry spokesman Artsrun Hovhannisyan confirmed the information received by Armenian News – NEWS.am, noting that the Azerbijani side is firing at the length of the common front in Tavush area.

“Firing is going on at the moment; they are firing mainly from arms of various calibers; the situation is under control,” Hovhannisyan said.

Armenia’s Defense Minister Seyran Ohanyan today announced there is tension on the border and that the adversary has been recently firing from ranged weapons. He also assured that the Armenian forces are in control of the situation on the border.

Earlier, the Azerbijani side had fired at Armenia’s Chinari and Aygepar villages, as a result of which two Armenian soldiers were wounded.

New TUMO center to open in Armenia’s Tavush province

Breaking: Azerbaijan fires at Armenia’s Tavush province border villages, several people wounded