 20th Annual Alexandria Armenian Festival held in U.S. June 5, 2012 - 15:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 20th Annual Alexandria Armenian Festival was held in the U.S. state of Virginia. The event was organized by Alexandria-Gyumri sister city committee, Knights of Vartan NGO and Alexandria Virginia City Hall through support of RA embassy in the U.S., according to RA MFA press service. The festival featured Armenian folk music, choreography and cultural exhibits. Representatives of Alexandria Virginia City Hall and Armenian embassy delivered welcome speeches. June 2 was declared Day of Armenia in Alexandria.   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 Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year  German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year.Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan.Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan.Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |
