Armenia's Sirusho Eurovision 2008 finalistMay 21, 2008 - 13:18 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia's Sirusho broke through Eurovision 2008 semi-final in Belgrade last night. Music for "Qele Qele" was composed by Harut Ter-Hovakimyan; the author of the lyrics is the singer herself. Sirusho will perform the fifth in the final. She can finish 2nd or 3rd, according to bookmakers. Other winners of the first semi-final are Greece, Romania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Finland, Russia, Israel, Azerbaijan, Poland and Norway. Participants from San Marino, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland, Moldova, Andorra, Slovenia, Estonia and Montenegro lost their chance to move on. The second semi-final is due on May 22. The final on May 24 will bring together participants from 25 states, including participants from UK, France, Spain, Germany and Eurovision 2007 winner - Serbia. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. Partner news | 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. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |