Gyumri declared CIS Cultural Capital 2013 July 1, 2013 - 16:15 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian city of Gyumri was officially declared the CIS Cultural Capital 2013. On this occasion, the city’s Vardanants Square hosted a festive concert Sunday, June 30, with the Cultural Capital diploma handed to Gyumri Mayor Samvel Balasanyan. The program will feature 45 festive events with the official closing ceremony due November 2. The program has been financed by the CIS Intergovernmental Foundation for Humanitarian Cooperation, Armenian Ministry of Culture and Gyumri Municipality. 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 | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. 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. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. |