Armenian barbecue festival in full swing September 18, 2011 - 17:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Town Akhtala in Lori region, in the north of Armenia, hosts Armenian barbecue festival. Within the event the local church gave service which was followed by the official opening of the event. According to PanARMENIAN.NET, the organizers did not expect such number of people. Attendance surpassed that of last year. Moreover, the organizers are thinking to sell tickets for festival participation, so that everybody could taste barbecue. Boxer, IBF, WBA, WBC world champion Vic Darchinyan also attended the festival. 20 meter long brazier made in Akhtala for the event, on which representatives of national minorities as well as participants from Georgia, Russia and European countries will make national barbecue. The organizers have already offered the jury barbecue for degustation. The jury includes professional cooks and representatives of the field, such as director of famous “Dolmama” restaurant. The festival is addressed to raising popularity of the Armenian national cuisine at world level, as well as fostering tourism in the country’s north, the North Gates. The state budget allocated AMD 3,2 mln. However, the real budget is much more with the private sector assisting the festival 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 | 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. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |