New Times party leader calls Tashir 2011 “feast in time of plague”April 4, 2011 - 18:14 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - New Times opposition party leader Aram Karapetyan subjected to criticism Tashir 2011 Armenian Music Awards held on April 3. As he noted, the ceremony proved that the moral and psychological state of some representatives of Armenia and the Diaspora can be characterized as “feast in time of plague”. As the party leader stated, Samvel Karapetyan is free to spend his money any way he wishes; still, he noted, that mustn’t be considered as a way to represent the whole nation. Karapetyan was also displeased by the fact that during the joke of the award ceremony host Garik Martirosyan about the Armenian President, Armenia TV channel turned on the commercials. The Kremlin hosted Tashir 2011 Armenian Music Awards grandiose ceremony on April 3 with popular Armenian, Russian and foreign artists participating. At the concert, the organizer of the event, the head of the Tashir Group of Companies Samvel Karapetyan, awarded the artists with apartments and cars. 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 | 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. Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says. |