Water is Life telethon audience can wait for surprisesNovember 24, 2010 - 15:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A number of events were held in some countries on the threshold of the telethon. “In London, the branch of Hayastan All Armenian Fund organized a charity concert timed to Armenian Independence Day, thus signaling participation in the telethon. The newly established branch in Uruguay joined the activity through organization of a radiothon on November 14. A similar event is expected in Lebanon. A reception with participation of over 150 Armenian entrepreneurs who pledged to donate about USD 8 million, was held in Moscow. 1.3 million euro is expected from the European telethon,” Hayastan All Armenian Fund PR Officer Hasmik Grigoryan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter. Subscribers of three Armenian mobile operators can make donations by sending SMS messages. Armenian citizens can also make donations through TelCell terminals. Grigoryan said the Fund has surprises for the audience, including a concert of Armenian pop stars. In Southern California, the Telethon can be seen on KSCI Channel 18, KVMD, ARTN/Shant and USArmenia networks for full 12 hours. In the Glendale/Burbank/Pasadena/La Canada areas in addition to ARTN/Shant (388) and USArmenia (386), the Telethon broadcast will be also shown on AABC (384), HighVision (381) and Horizon (385) Armenian TV channels. The live 12 hour webcast can be viewed at www.ArmeniaFund.org In Armenia, the Telethon can be viewed for full 12 hours on H1, Armenia, Shant and Yerkir Media networks beginning 8 pm. 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 | Macron honors Charles Aznavour on 100th anniversary French President Emmanuel Macron has paid tribute to the memory of French-Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |