  Armenian barbecue festival in full swing   September 18, 2011 - 17:08 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - Town Akhtala in Lori region, in the north of Armenia, hosts Armenian barbecue festival. Within the event the local church gave service which was followed by the official opening of the event. According to PanARMENIAN.NET, the organizers did not expect such number of people. Attendance surpassed that of last year. Moreover, the organizers are thinking to sell tickets for festival participation, so that everybody could taste barbecue. Boxer, IBF, WBA, WBC world champion Vic Darchinyan also attended the festival. 20 meter long brazier made in Akhtala for the event, on which representatives of national minorities as well as participants from Georgia, Russia and European countries will make national barbecue. The organizers have already offered the jury barbecue for degustation. The jury includes professional cooks and representatives of the field, such as director of famous “Dolmama” restaurant. The festival is addressed to raising popularity of the Armenian national cuisine at world level, as well as fostering tourism in the country’s north, the North Gates. The state budget allocated AMD 3,2 mln. However, the real budget is much more with the private sector assisting the festival organization.  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. |
