Evening dedicated to 140th anniversary of Tumanyan held in BelgiumOctober 27, 2009 - 15:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Evening dedicated to 140th anniversary of a great Armenian writer Hovhannes Tumanyan held in Belgian city Antwerp, organized by the Cultural Union Nuard. Participants presented Tumanyan's photos, copies of documents and recently published books. The chairman of Nuard, chief editor of "Lragir" Gevorg Minasyan delivered a speech. Lena Beglaryan performed songs written with the wording of the poet. The event was also attended by great-grandchildren of Tumanyan Sophia Tumanyan and Ruben Kankaryan. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |