  Azerbaijani ambassador won’t attend Yerevan festivities April 20, 2012 - 14:34 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Russia, Soviet-era singer and composer Polad Bülbüloğlu refused to visit Yerevan for its World Book Capital 2012 celebrations. Spokesperson for the festive events organizing committee, Nune Alexanyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter that despite a prior agreement with Bülbüloğlu, he recently refused to come to Armenia and participate in the ceremony. Yerevan will get the World Book Capital 2012 title on April 22. The grand ceremony will feature mayor of World Book Capital 2011 Buenos Aires Mauricio Macri presenting the title to Yerevan’s mayor Taron Margaryan. Armenia’s State Academic choir will perform the city anthem; the event will be attended by UNESCO Deputy Director-General Getachew Engida and over 50 other guests including representatives of Book Capital of 2013 Bangkok. Following the title transfer ceremony, a 3D show will be demonstrated with participation of Armenia's, Argentina’s and Thailand’s entertainers. Yerevan will have its World Book Capital title for one year.   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 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. |
