  April 18: International Day for Monuments and SitesApril 17, 2009 - 21:09 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The International Day for Monuments and Sites was created Apr. 18, 1982, by ICOMOS and later approved at the 22nd UNESCO General Conference in 1983. This special day offers an opportunity to raise public's awareness concerning the diversity of the world's heritage and the efforts that are required to protect and conserve it, as well as to draw attention to its vulnerability.The year 2009 was officially announced as International Year of Astrophysics, celebrated under the motto "Heritage and Science". RA Ministry of Culture, in collaboration with ICOMOS Social Organization, will host a number of events: "Armenia: Country of Ancient Astrophysics" photo exhibition, "Secret of Metsamor" documentary screening and presentation of collected articles, entitled "Preservation of Armenia's Cultural Heritage in and outside 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 |  Related sections Latest 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. |
