  UN, UNESCO may announce the year 2012 as Sayat-Nova Year  January 27, 2011 - 18:37 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Preparation for the program of events timed to the 300th birth anniversary of great Armenian ashug Sayat Nova to be celebrated in 2012, was launched last year, according to Sayat-Nova ensemble art director, the founder of Jivani ashug school Tovmas Poghosyan. As he told a news conference in Yerevan, a program of concerts in Armenia, Artsakh, Javakhk and Diaspora countries, as well as an international festival and scientific conference to be organized jointly with UNESCO are on anniversary celebration agenda. The year 2012 may be announced Sayat-Nova Year on suggestion of UN and UNESCO Office in Armenia, Poghosyan stated in conclusion.   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 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.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |
