Prince of Wales supports heritage regeneration project on Yerevan October 30, 2015 - 17:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Charles, the Prince of Wales and Armen Sarkissian, Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to the Court of St James, have been working to support two important charitable projects — Dumfries House in South West Scotland and Yerevan My Love, a heritage-led regeneration project in Armenia. A special event took place at Buckingham Palace on October 27, 2015. Prince Charles hosted a charitable Gala Evening for the benefit of British-Armenian charitable projects, with Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, His Holiness Karekin II Catholicos and Supreme Patriarch of All Armenians attending the event. Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra from St. Petersburg performed under the baton of Maestro Valery Gergiev, while Grand Prix winner of XV International Tchaikovsky Competition, July 2015, Mongolian baritone Ariunbaatar Ganbaatar brilliantly sang Tchaikovsky’s Yeletsky’s aria from Queen of Spades. Ambassador Sarkissian thanked Prince Charles for his untiring efforts and dedication to both The Saving of Dumfries House and Yerevan My Love projects. He also thanked everyone attending the Gala Evening for their generous donations. Prince Charles, in turn, thanked Armen Sarkissian and all the benefactors, particularly Haik and Elza Didizian and Vatche and Tamar Manoukian.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest 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.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.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment.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.” |
