  Members of ruling RPA party slam critics of Tashir 2011 award recipients April 9, 2011 - 15:46 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A member of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA) Tachat Vardapetyan slammed the critics of recipients of costly awards at Tashir 2011. The RPA member stressed his respect for Samvel Karapetyan and his family, noting it to be the businessman’s right and decision to grant presents to whoever he wishes. RPA member Hakob Hakobyan agreed with Vardapetryan, also expressing his astonishment over the public reaction with the presents awarded to Armenian stars. The award ceremony, he added, was organized in Russia, where such gestures are nothing out of the ordinary. Earlier, a group named Call on Tashir 2011 Stars was launched on Facebook . The group members urge Armenian pop stars, who were presented with the apartments in Moscow and Yerevan during the April 3 Tashir Armenian music awards ceremony, to give them away to homeless families. The number of group supporters is growing day by day.   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 PACE 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.Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. |
