Turkish, Armenian directors to shoot documentaryDecember 5, 2008 - 15:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Two directors from Turkey and Armenia are set to shoot a documentary in a bid to contribute to the rapprochement efforts between the countries after Turkish President's historic visit to Yerevan, the Armenian capital, the Anatolian Agency reports.Turkish director Eray Mert and his Armenian colleague Gevorg Nazarian have been working on the project since October and they are scheduled to start in December shooting the joint documentary which tells the story of a Turkish boy and an Armenian girl who fall in love after meeting on the Internet. The project for the documentary, titled Araks, after the river that runs along the Turkish-Armenian border, is sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Ankara. The documentary will also feature stories told by older generations in Turkey and Armenia. 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. |