  National library hosts meeting with writer Danny Donikian July 9, 2010 - 16:56 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - On July 9, the National Library of Armenia hosted a meeting with French-Armenian writer and translator Danny Donikian. In addition to writing books, he has translated to French books by Hovhannes Tumanyan, Paruyr Sevak, Violet Grigoryan, Marine Petrosyan, Arpi Voskanyan and other writers from Armenia and Diaspora. Danny Donikian is a founder and editor of several known Armenian websites and blogs. Besides, he is an activist in the struggle for the Armenian Genocide recognition. He was the initiator of a flower laying ceremony to Komitas monument in France with a representative of Turkish intelligentsia, which has become an annual tradition. Donikian actively participates in Armenia's political life. He was а chronicler of local and presidential elections in Artsakh in 2006-2008, during which he was an observer of ONG Transpa-rency organization.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty  Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty.Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents.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. |
