Nizhny Novgorod hosts International Stroganoff Festival of designers from CISOctober 22, 2009 - 20:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - International Stroganoff Festival of designers CIS member states opened on Thursday in Nizhny Novgorod. Works of about 300 students and graduates from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine are presented at the qualifying stage of the festival. The festival is organized by the Union of Designers International Association, Russian Academy of Arts, with support Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Fund of CIS member states. As the press secretary of Interstate Humanitarian Cooperation Fund of CIS member-states, Alexander Kalugin told a PanARMENIAN.Net one of the purposes of the festival is to promote a common cultural space in the Commonwealth. The results of the qualifying round will be summarized on Friday, September 23. The solemn ceremony of awarding the winners and laureates of the festival will be held on November 26 in Moscow. Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. 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”. Partner news | Politico: Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Azerbaijan in 2018-2022 Belarus delivered advanced weapons to Armenia’s enemy even though both countries were supposedly allies in a defense pact. Armenia Security Council chief to attend Ukraine peace summit Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will take part in the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland. Armenian govt. approves ratification of EAEU-Iran free trade deal At a meeting on Friday, June 14, the Armenian government approved the ratification of an EAEU free trade agreement with Iran. Deputy U.S. Secretary of State to arrive in Yerevan Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to. |