"Armenian Congress" established in PolandAugust 20, 2009 - 20:50 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - RA Diaspora Minister Hranush Hakobyan participated in the founding session of Armenian community of Poland. Meeting in the town of Griffits, representatives from 21 Armenian organizations and Armenian Embassy employees discussed issues and perspectives concerning development of Armenian Diaspora in Poland and cooperation with Armenia. Session elected a community council consisting of 21 representatives. Entrepreneur Karen Hovsepyan was elected as community leader. Upon participants' proposal, new organization was named as "Armenian Congress of Poland", RA Diaspora Ministry's press service reports. Armenian community of Poland has existed since 15th century. According to non-official data, it currently has 25-30 representatives, most of them residing in Warsaw, Krakov, Lodz, Vrotslav, Gdansk, Koszalin, Griffin, Rodon, Kolobzhek and other towns. 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 | Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. Ucom General Director joins High-Tech Development Panel Discussion The discussion was titled "The Role of International Corporations and Investors as Catalysts for Development of High-Tech Ecosystem." Dozens detained as antigovernment protest continue in Armenia At least 63 people demanding Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s resignation were detained on May 14 as they blocked streets in Yerevan. Family of Ilham Aliyev’s security chief owns vast property in UK As head of security for Azerbaijan’s president, Eyyubov is closely trusted by one of the world’s most authoritarian leaders. |