  ARMENIAN PHOTOGRAPHER AWARDED WORLD PRESS PHOTO 2002 GRAND PRIXFebruary 17, 2003 - 18:28 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Eric Grigorian photographer of Armenian origin is awarded Grad Prix of World Press Photo 2002 prestigious international exposition contest. As reported by Independent On-Line, the photo taken by him captured funeral of a large family father, who died in a disastrous earthquake in Qazvin Iranian province. Eric Grigorian lives in Los-Angeles and works for "Polaris Images" US photo agency. The contest jury determined winners in 9 nominations among 55 photographers from 18 countries. The awarding ceremony will be held in Amsterdam April 27.  Top stories Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering.   Partner news |  Latest news Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha  Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha.Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time.Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte.Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. |
