Opera singer Artak Kirakosyan to continue his treatment in GermanyApril 11, 2009 - 20:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Opera singer Artak Kirakosyan sustained spinal column injury in May 2008 accident. Within recent 11 months the singer was undergoing the fist stage of his treatment. Artak Kirakosyan will leave for Germany to undergo medical examination and receive further treatment. Founder of Kohar ensemble Harutyun Khatchatryan will cover expenses for further rehabilitation of the singer. At today's news conference Artak Kirakossyan expressed his gratitude to cultural and political workers of Armenia, who organized to charitable arrangements to collect means for treatment. Within the last 3 months, 3 charity concerts had been organized in Yerevan and Gyumri, that allowed to collect 60% of the sum necessary for the first step of treatment. When questioned by PanARMENIAN.NET reporter if he intends to continue with singing, Artak Kirakosyan responded that singing was the first thing he did after he came to consciousness. He said he will not give up and believes he'll be able to return to the scene after his recovery. In the evening of May 26, 2008 a concert rehearsal dedicated to the Day of the First Republic was going on. Because of sudden wind, the metallic construction with lighting fixtures crashed down on children and Artak Kirakossyan, who was badly injured along with a young girl. The girl died as a result of injuries received, 26-year old Artak Kirakosyan has injured his spinal column. Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. Azerbaijan must respect human rights, Scholz tells Aliyev German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for greater respect for human rights in Azerbaijan. Armenia: Defense Ministry warns against involving army in political processes The Ministry’s statement came after a video surfaced online, showing soldiers joining the protests in Tavush. Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. |