  Day of Yerevan to be celebrated October 11April 28, 2008 - 15:55 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 2790th birthday of Yerevan will be celebrated on October 11, said Kamo Movsisyan, head of the division for cultural, youth and sports affairs at the Yerevan Mayor's Office."The Day of Yerevan is celebrated on the second Saturday of October. This year the date is October 11," he said. "The Mayor's Office is developing the program of festivities. We want this day to be a city-wide holiday. Numerous foreign delegations and tourists will arrive in our capital to attend the events," he said, Novosti Armenia reports. The history of Yerevan dates back to the 8th century BC, with the founding of the Urartian fortress of Erebuni in 782 BC. Its foundation stone is kept in the Erebuni Museum. It has been the capital of Armenia since 1918 and the twelfth in the history of Armenia.   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 |  Related sections Latest news 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.Armenia, India hold first defense consultations The meeting was attended by Indian Ambassador Nilakshi Saha Sinha and Defense Attaché Brigadier General Naveen Nijhawan.Court in Azerbaijan extends former Karabakh leader’s arrest by 5 months The Binagadi District Court in Azerbaijan has granted the prosecutor’s petition to extend the arrest of Arkady Ghukasyan. |
