Aghasi Ayvazyan Theater Festival launched in YerevanOctober 18, 2010 - 20:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Aghasi Ayvazyan Theater Festival was launched for the first time in Yerevan, featuring 12 performances drawing on the playwright’s works. “The festival is a wonderful opportunity to pay homage to the great Armenian writer and playwright. I hope the level of performances will be up to the name of the great Ayvazyan,” Deputy Minister of Culture Artur Poghosyan cited the message of the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan timed to festival opening ceremony. The Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan and Yerevan Mayor Gagik Beglaryan also addressed their congratulatory messages to festival organizers. 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 | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |