 Armenia cancels new postage stamp dedicated to 'Europa 2017. Castles' July 10, 2017 - 16:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A postage stamp dedicated to the theme “Europa 2017. Castles” was put into circulation on Monday, July 10. The postage stamp was cancelled by Vahan Martirosyan, Armenian Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies, Piotr Świtalski, Ambassador, Head of the European Union Delegation to Armenia, Vassilis Maragos, Head of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus and Eastern Partnership Unit, DG NEAR, European Commission, Juan Pablo Gechidjian, Managing Director of HayPost Trust Management B.V., and Hovik Musayelyan, President of the Union of Philatelists of Armenia. The stamp is issued in the framework of EUROPA international programme of the Association of European Postal Operators (PostEurop). The postage stamp depicts the ancient Armenian castle Amberd, which means “fortress in the clouds”. There's a medieval-styled inscription of the castle’s name on the postage stamp in Armenian and English. With nominal calues of AMD 350, the postage stamp is printed in Cartor printing house in France. HayPost designer Vahagn Mkrtchyan has authored the stamp. Amberd is one of the best-preserved castles of Armenia which dates back to X-XIII cc. The castle is surrounded and protected by a gorge on three sides and only the northern side remains unprotected. According to some sources, the castle used to serve as a summer residence for Armenian Kings and Princes. It is situated at the height of about 2300 meters above sea level and is a one-hour drive from Yerevan, the capital of Armenia.   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 |  Latest 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 ArmeniaHenrikh 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. |
