YEREVAN MUSEUM OF SERGEY PARAJANOV RECEIVED A PRESENT FROM THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENTSeptember 19, 2001 - 20:29 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The museum house of Sergey Parajanov received an unexpected present from President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. Parajanov's painting was sent from Moscow to the museum as a present on behalf of the President. Director of the museum Zaven Sargsian told an "Arminfo" journalist about it. In his words, the present is an oil-painting, in which an episode from urban life is depicted. In all probability it is a unique early work of the prominent film director. Top stories The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. The Yerevan City Council has elected Tigran Avniyan from the ruling Civil Contract as the mayor of the Armenian capital. The Armenian Parliament on Tuesday, October 3 voted to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Greek-Armenian organizations support "Tavush for Motherland" Greek-Armenian organizations have expressed support for the campaign led by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan. |