Armenia, Jordan sign agreement on cultural cooperationJune 29, 2012 - 16:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia and Jordan signed on Thursday, June 28 an agreement to set up closer cultural cooperation as well as the exchange of expertise between the two countries, Petra reports. Under the deal, which was signed by Culture Minister Salah Jarrar and his Armenian counterpart Hasmik Poghosyan, both sides will cooperate in holding cultural exhibitions and performances in the two countries and in exchanging visits among artists, writers, poets and musicians. They will also exchange data and information related to museums, libraries and archives and will encourage participation in conferences and seminars as well as training courses in the cultural field. Minister Poghosyan is in Jordan in the framework of the Days of Armenian Culture being held in the country. 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 | Surveying works underway in Armenia’s Kirants Surveying works are underway in the Armenian village of Kirants in the northern Tavush province. Armenia calls for prohibiting threats of attacks on nuclear facilities Armenia has raised the need for a treaty prohibiting attacks on nuclear facilities devoted to peaceful purposes. Armenia says ready to extend nuclear plant’s lifetime by 10 years Armenia has taken necessary measures to extend the lifetime of its nuclear power plant until 2036. Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. |