In April, Armenia hosted the concerts of American singer of Armenian descent Eva Medzorian. The concert earnings were given to Armenian families and children as charitable contribution. This woman knows Armenia and its problems not by hearsay. She has had time to study them as chairwoman of various charitable organizations, associations and Armenian schools, and also thanks to her ability to listen to others but verify everything herself. For several years spouses Jack and Eva Medzorian have been engaged in charity work in Armenia. Eva Medzorian established a medical fund which in the years of need supplied Armenian hospitals with latest equipment. With the help of this fund Eva was able to assemble 1.5 million dollars in support of the victims of the 1988 Spitak earthquake.

The situation in the South Caucasus remains strained despite the efforts the United States and Russia exert to maintain the fragile peace in the Karabakh conflict area and in the region, as a whole. Normalization of Armenian-Turkish relations remains undecided while Azeri President’s threats to start a new war seem endless. Peacekeeper, first director of the NKR-based Center of Civil Initiatives NGO and coordinator of the international working group on missing persons and exchange of POWs Albert Voskanyan comments on the current situation to PanARMENIAN.Net.

According to experts’ forecasts, Armenia’s economy is near to overcome the financial crisis, which has taught good lesson, revealing its most vulnerable sides - weak diversification, dependence on remittances, and bringing forth the necessity to stimulate local manufacturers for boosting export opportunities. General Manager of ProCredit Bank Armenia, Mr. Bertolt Hertzfeldt presented his vision for 2010 in an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net.

The pupil of the Yerevan Pyunik club Henrik Mkhitaryan was recognized the best player of Armenia in 2009. Besides, according to the polls of Metallurg’s fans, Mkhitaryan repeatedly was recognized the best player of the club. In an interview to PanARMENIAN.Net Henrik Mkhitaryan told about the plans of the club, the chances of the Armenian national team in the group stage of Euro 2012, as well as spoke about difference between the Armenian and Ukrainian football.

For a long time, some in Armenia viewed Diaspora as a kind of "milch cow", without seriously thinking about its problems. Last year, Diaspora Ministry finally came into existence. In an interview with PanARMENIAN.Net, Minister of Diaspora Affairs Hranush Hakobyan introduced Ministry's achievements and further plans.

Director, actor, script writer and animator - all this is not enough for characterizing Eduard Nazarov, painter and director of Winnie the Pooh (1969), Winnie the Pooh Goes Visiting (1971) and Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1972). The great artist was visiting Yerevan in the frameworks of Fifth International Festival of Children's and Youth Films. An interview with him came to reveal that heroes of favorite cartoons necessarily shred common features with the author. Unfortunately, Nazarov's illustrations no longer used in tales and poems about Alan Alexander Miln's hero.

Kaspersky Lab and Armenian government signed a cooperation agreement, starting with establishment of joint IT academy. Founder and owner of one of the world's major anti-malware company, Mr. Eugene Kaspersky comments to PanARMENIAN.Net on the programs to be implemented.