  Armenian heroic epic on UNESCO session agenda December 3, 2012 - 15:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The seventh session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, chaired by Mr Arley Gill of Grenada, started today, Dec 3 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, France. The agenda will include, among others, the debate on the 16 new periodic reports submitted by States Parties on their implementation of the Convention at the national level, the organization’s official website reported. The event will also feature a discussion on the inclusion of Armenian heroic epic “Daredevils of Sassoun” on UNESCO agenda. The session will run until December 7. As spokesperson for Armenian Ministry of Culture told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter, first secretary of National Commission on UNESCO Krisitne Mehrabekyan and RA deputy culture minister Arev Samuelyan will represent Armenia at the session. Partner news  Top stories World famous chansonnier Charles Aznavour will attend the unveiling of his star in Yerevan’s Aznavour Square. The film stars Avedikian as a brilliant director Sergey Paradjanov, whose nonconformist behavior conflicts with Soviet System. “Clear History” revolves around a marketing executive at an electric car company who quits over an argument and loses out on a fortune. The scientists conducted a survey of ancient rock art, with a database of Armenian petroglyphs to be later developed.   Partner news |  Latest news OSCE MG Co-Chairs to ‘explore ideas’ for Karabakh settlement  The Co-Chairs will meet with Foreign Ministers to explore mutually-acceptable approaches to resolving the conflict.Syrian govt. forces, Hezbollah launch Qusair offensive - report Syria's Sunni Muslim majority has led the struggle to topple Assad, and has been joined by Islamist fighters across the region.Fresno Armenians to commemorate veterans, Genocide victims The services also remember deceased members of the Armenian community in the area, as well as those who died in the Genocide.Van Rompuy: youth unemployment pressing issue for EU Social unrest is rumbling and research has warned of "lost generations" of unemployed people and their children. |
