 Yerevan to host British Queen's Official Birthday celebration June 13, 2012 - 20:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On June 15, 7 pm, Cafesjian Center for the Arts will host a celebration of British Queen's Birthday. Every year, British Embassy Yerevan celebrates Queen's Official Birthday. This year, the celebration marks Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, with Norayr Makaryan to be the event’s honorary guest, as the only Armenian among 1200 soviet sailors on board of Sverdlov cruiser to have saluted the young queen. The celebration will feature screenings of archive films about Elizabeth II’s coronation and the navy march.   Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news 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.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |
