  National Gallery director rejects letter of commendation awarded by Education Ministry April 5, 2011 - 20:01 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The director of the National Gallery of Armenia Faraon Mirzoyan rejected the letter of commendation issued to him by the Ministry of Education and Science. ''A letter of commendation is too insignificant of an award for an Honoured Art Worker,'' Mirzoyan said and left the letter he was presented with on the table. Mirzoyan was awarded with a letter of commendation on occasion of the 65th anniversary of Yerevan Academy of Fine Arts. The award was granted by the Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan, Armenian National Academy of Sciences director Radik Martirosyan as well as honoured art workers and journalists.   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 |  Latest news 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.Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan.Macron says France commemorates 109th anniv. of Armenian genocide Today France commemorates the 109th anniversary of the Armenian genocide of 1915, Macron says.Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. |
