Special robots to welcome Eurovision 2012 guestsFebruary 18, 2012 - 14:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Guests of 2012 Eurovision Song Contest will be welcomed by robots at Heydar Aliyev International Airport in Azerbaijan. According to Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) spokesman Maharram Safarli, reconstruction works are underway in the Airport. ”Special equipments (robots) will be constructed in both exits of the terminal. They will inform the guests about different topics,” Azerbaijan Press Agency (APA) quoted Safarli as saying. Eurovision semifinals are scheduled for May 22 and 24. Armenian along with Serbia, Sweden, Georgia, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Macedonia, Estonia, Belarus, Turkey, Malta, Slovakia, Croatia, Norway, Ukraine, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Bosnia Herzegovina will perform in the second semifinal due on May 24. The final is scheduled for May 26. 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 | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |