Ara Guler awarded with French Vermeil MedalSeptember 9, 2009 - 22:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Christophe Girard, deputy mayor of Paris, honored Turkish photographer of Armenian heritage Ara Guler with the "Vermeil Medal" during a ceremony Tuesday held at the municipal building in the French capital within the framework of the "Turkey Season" activities in France.The award is being granted to dignitaries who make artistic contributions to the people of Paris. The Paris Municipality had decided to also decorate Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan and Nobel-laureate author Orhan Pamuk with the same medal. An exhibition comprised of black-and-white photographs taken by Ara Guler in Istanbul between 1950 and 1960 will open at the Maison Europeenne de la Photographie on Tuesday evening. The exhibition will stay open through Oct. 11, HDN reported. 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 | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |