RA government planning public hearings on Moscow cinema open-air hallApril 16, 2010 - 12:27 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Save Cinema Moscow Open-Air Hall group on Facebook social network placed RA Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan’s letter dated January 25 to head of RA government administration David Sargsyan, calling to preserve the open-air hall as a cultural monument and to restore its primary appearance. However, a month later, on February 25, the government of Armenia decided to remove the hall from the list of architectural monuments protected by the state and gave consent to the proposal of the Moscow Cinema LLC on alienation of the territory in favor of the Armenian Apostolic Church, granting the ownership right to build a new church similar to that of Poghos-Petros which was destroyed during the Soviet era. Over 25 thousand people signed a letter to President Serzh Sargsyan calling on him to repeal the governmental decision. After the letter’s publication Prime Minister’s Adviser Aram Ananyan informed that the government is planning public hearings on the issue of pulling down Moscow cinema open-air hall. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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. Partner news | “Great success”: Pashinyan pleased with new border protocol Pashinyan has described the signing by Armenia and Azerbaijan of a protocol on delimitation in Tavush as “a great success”. Armenia, Azerbaijan sign protocol on demarcation coordinates Armenia’s government took on May 15 another step towards handing over four border areas to Azerbaijan. U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. |