Jean-Claude Van Damme coming to Armenia for Comedy Club FestivalSeptember 14, 2018 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Belgian actor, martial artist and filmmaker Jean-Claude Van Damme will arrive in Armenia to participate in the Comedy Club Festival, set to be held in Yerevan on September 15-16. “I love Armenia so much, and Charles Aznavour is a good friend of mine and my favorite singer from childhood,” the actor was quoted as saying. “Therefore, I am doubly pleased that I will not only be a guest of one of the most popular comedy shows in Russia, but I will also be able to feel the spirit of this beautiful country.” “Van Damme is a legendary man who looks 55 at the age of 57,” Marina Kravets from Comedy Club joked. “As a child, I often watched martial arts films with my brothers, although I turned away during scenes of fight.” 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 | PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. Cyprus parliament honors Armenian genocide victims Acting House President Zacharias Koulias noted that April 24 marks the “black anniversary” of the Armenian genocide. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops. |