Lebanese Armenian students get awardsMarch 14, 2012 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - For the third year in a row, the Board of the Khatchik Babikian Foundation has presented awards to students from the Armenian community in Lebanon for excellence in Armenian language, literature, history and culture and in the ecclesiology and tradition of the Armenian Orthodox Church. The first round, which focused on language and literature, was held on Saturday, March 10, 2012 at Yeghishé Manoukian College. 54 students from 16 Middle Schools and 12 Secondary Schools competed. The second round, which will be held at the same location on Saturday, March 17, will focus on history, culture and topics related to the life of the Church, reported the Catholicosate of Cilicia Communication and Information Department. Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency. Partner news | Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skills Armenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi Arabia Pashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |