Stamp honoring French hero Missak Manouchian cancelledMay 27, 2015 - 11:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Haypost CJSC cancelled and put into circulation Tuesday, May 26, a new stamp dedicated to the Armenian poet, French Resistance fighter and a national hero of France, Missak Manouchian. The official cancellation ceremony took place at the newly built new technologies development and training center of Haypost CJSC. The cancellation ceremony was carried out by French ambassador to Armenia Jean-François Charpentier, Armenian Deputy Transport and Communication Minister Gagik Tadevosyan, Deputy Foreign Minister Karen Nazaryan, Chairman of the Union of Philatelists of Armenia Hovik Musayelyan and Haypost Trust Management BV Managing Director Juan Pablo Gechidjian. The stamp depicts Missak Manouchian at the background of The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, the “Red poster” (l'Affiche Rouge), the Eternal flame and a fragment of a letter addressed to his wife Meline Manouchian. The "Red poster", depicting the portrait of Missak Manouchian and his friends, was distributed by the fascist army in order to detect the underground activists. The Embassy of Armenia in France provided assistance to the process of stamp creation. 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 | 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. Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province 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. |