Armenian President confers Order of Honor on Armen Jigarkhanyan![]() November 18, 2010 - 18:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On November 18, Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan conferred Order of Honor on theater and cinema actor, filmmaker, head of Moscow Drama Theater, USSR People’s Artist Armen Jigarkhanyan in the Armenian Embassy in Russia. During the meeting, the Armenian President awarded Editor-in-Chief of Russia Today TV Margarita Simonyan with Movses Khorenatsi medal for great contribution to journalism development and professionalism Besides, a title of honored artist was bestowed upon sculptor Michael Soghoyan. ![]() ![]() The Armenian duduk was registered with UNESCO in 2008 and is recognized all over the world. American actor of Armenian descent Eric Bogosian has been cast in the upcoming TV adaptation of Anne Rice's "Interview with the Vampire". Paris Center Pompidou Musée National d’Art Moderne will host the screening of Sergei Parajanov’s "Triptych" on December 15. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |