Armenia celebrates National Flag day June 15June 15, 2012 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia celebrates the National Flag day on June 15. On June 15 2006, the Law on the National Flag of Armenia, governing its usage, was passed by the National Assembly of Armenia. The national flag of Armenia, the Armenian Tricolor consists of three horizontal bands of equal width, red on the top, blue in the middle, and orange (also described as "color of apricot") on the bottom. The meanings of the colors have been interpreted in many different ways. Red stands for the blood shed by Armenian soldiers in war, blue for the Armenian sky, and orange represents the fertile lands of Armenia. On June 15, Yerevan will host a festive march with 4500 young people from Yerevan, Armenian regions, Artsakh participating. The march will be accompanied by the performance of Yerevan police brass band, armed forces, as well as dance and song ensembles, to be closed with the performance of Armenia’s air forces. The 7.30 pm march will start at Matenadaran museum to be closed at Republic Square. 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 | Erdogan wants “realistic road map” for relations with Armenia Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called for a “new realistic road map” for relations with Armenia. Armenia-Azerbaijan: Experts launch work on determining coordinates Expert groups from the countries started the process of determining the coordinates based on geodetic measurements. Yerevan says did not expect CSTO in peacekeeping role Pashinyan has declared that the CSTO would be expected to come to the Armenia-Azerbaijan border as an ally of Armenia Henrikh Mkhitaryan wins Serie A title with Inter Inter Milan midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan admits that the team have long been imagining clinching Serie A against AC Milan. |