Atom Egoyan's "Ararat" Screened in Bucharest and CostanzaApril 21, 2006 - 18:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Events dedicated to the 91st anniversary of the Armenian Genocide started in Romania. April 19 presentation of "The History of One Genocide Consigned to Silence", the book by Romanian writer of Armenian origin Sergeu Selyan took place in the Romanian Union of Writers. Romanian Senate member, head of the standing committee on financial and budget affairs Varuzhan Voskanian, Armenian Ambassador to Romania Eghishe Sargsyan and editor of the newspaper issued by the Armenian Union of Romania Mikael Ghazaryan delivered speeches during the presentation.Atom Egoyan's "Ararat" film was screened in Bucharest and Costanza; exhibitions dedicated to the Armenian Genocide opened. The Costanza governor, RA Ambassador to Romania and head of the Romanian Diocese of the Armenian Apostolic Church attended the events, reported the RA MFA press service. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | 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. 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. |