Aram Hamparian: the Armenian community of the U.S. supports candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate irrespective of their party membership.
The Festival begins with a screening of The Army of Crime by Robert Guediguian, winner of the Palm D’Or for Best Short Film at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
On October 28, the newly-appointed Israel Ambassador to Armenia Shmuel Meirom submitted copies of his credentials to Armenian Foreign Minister Edward Nalbandian.