Pole dancer Varda arrives in Armenia after 22-year break (video) March 29, 2012 - 13:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Singer, actress, Ukraine’s and world pole dance champion Varda (Vardanush Martirosyan) have not been to Armenia for 22 years. “I last visited Armenia at age of 5. I have three sisters here, and nephews I have never seen,” she said. Varda came to Armenia on invitation of Luxury magazine, with Ukrainian singer Vitaly Kozlovsky who recently discovered his Armenian roots. They are going to present their new “Do not leave me” video, as well as participate in a TV project. The singer said they will come to Armenia again to present a larger program to the Armenian audience. In addition, she now studies the script for a new movie to be produced in Armenia. When asked about her father’s reaction to her profession, Varda confessed: “He took it very negatively but then he saw I did not change in fact. At first he would not even speak to me.” Kozlovsky who sang “Bridges” song with [Armenian singer] Emmy in Armenian, said he sees no difficulty in singing in Armenian since he hears melody in each language, and Armenian is very melodic. Top stories The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18. Partner news | Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals Representatives Dina Titus (D-NV) and Gus Bilirakis (R-FL) have introduced the bipartisan legislation. |