Armenia president, John Malkovich meet ahead of Yerevan concertOctober 10, 2017 - 15:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President Serzh Sargsyan on Tuesday, October 10 met Hollywood star John Malkovich in Yerevan who has arrived in Armenia to participate in the opening of the Khachaturian international festival on Wednesday. The president said it's a great pleasure to host the talented artist in a country that deeply values the power of art, and whose people have been able to create an incredible cultural heritage and make a unique contribution to the development of global civilization. "I know the Armenian audience will have the privilege to enjoy your performance which will forever be imprinted on their minds," Sargsyan said, expressing hope that Malkovich will have the chance to know Armenia and its rich legacy better. The actor said, in turn, that he is looking forward to his performance for the Armenian audience and hopes they will like it. Also Tuesday, Malkovich visited the Armenian Genocide memorial in Yerevan to pay tribute to the memory of 1.5 million victims of the massacres. 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 | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |