  Europalia Arts Festival picks Turkey as 2015 guest country May 29, 2013 - 13:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 23, the Europalia International Arts Festival selected Turkey as the guest country for 2015. The festival will showcase Turkish arts for several months in the fall of 2015, Paris-based journalist Jean Eckian reported. With a budget of euro 7 million, Europalia is a major international arts festival held every two years to celebrate one invited country’s cultural heritage. Since 1969, Europalia has organized some twenty-two festivals. Each has turned the spotlight on one culture in a comprehensive program of music, fine arts, photography, cinema, theatre, dance, literature, architecture, design, fashion, gastronomy. Among the founders are the National Bank of Belgium, the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, despite the recognition of the Armenian Genocide in 1987 for one and 1998.   Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza.Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |
