  France might host Karot festival next time September 11, 2010 - 15:22 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On September 11, Speaker of the Armenian parliament Hovik Abrahamyan met with founder of Karot Armenian festival, Chairman of the Armenian Culture Development Fund Metso Igityan. During the meeting, Igityan noted that Karot festival recently organized in Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh has been positively estimated by Armenian and foreign art men and connoisseurs of art. He added that festival successfully fulfills its mission aimed at dissemination of the Armenian culture at an international level. The two men also discussed the possibility of organizing Karot festival in France next time, as Hovik Abrahamyan made such an offer to world-known actor Gérard Depardieu. Mr. Abrahamyan expressed readiness to support the festival’s organization process. Metso Igityan handed over souvenirs to the RA NA Speaker on behalf of the Armenian Culture Development Fund, the RA NA press service reported.   Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running”   Partner news |  Latest news European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan  The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE.Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide.Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. |
