Armenia's President awarded Mikhail Shvydkoi with Medal of Movses KhorenatsiNovember 16, 2009 - 20:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - President of Armenia Serzh Sargsyan met with representatives of a number of Russian television companies currently in Yerevan within the framework of Days of Russia's television. The Russia's delegation is headed by President of the "Academy of Russia's television" Foundation, special representative of the President of Russia on international cultural cooperation, Ambassador-at-Large Mikhail Shvydkoi. Welcoming the guests and attaching importance to Days of Russia's television in Yerevan, Serge Sargsyan mentioned that the Armenian-Russia strategic partnership, requires attention in various fields. ''We attach great importance to the deepening of our relations in the humanitarian sphere. Armenia-Russia relations require daily attention. The world is changing rapidly, people with new thinking is increasingly influencing public opinion and, therefore, our task is to remember our past and pass it all to our new generations, " the Armenian president said. Serzh Sargsyan emphasized the role of the media, particularly television. He stressed that the three Russian channels available to the Armenian audience that includes a great influence and responsibility. Representatives of Russia television presented the results of the discussions with their Armenian counterparts, in particular, the possibility of establishing cooperative programs, training of Armenian specialists at Russian television stations, workshops. "For his contribution to the development of Armenian-Russian cultural relations Serzh Sargsyan awarded Mikhail Shvydkoi with the Medal of Movses Khorenatsi to, press service of the Armenian President reports. 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." U.S. still believes “peace is possible” between Armenia, Azerbaijan The United States continues to believe that peace is possible between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Vedant Patel says. 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. |