Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan and his wife Anna Hakobyan attended the Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Eduard Topchian.
“Christian Science Monitor” international periodical has published an article about Nikol Pashinyan in the context of the domestic political developments in Armenia. ARMENPRESS reports the article headlined “From prison to Prime Minister” starts with the description of the developments of March 1, 2008. The article notes that back in 2008 Pashinyan was one of the key figures.
According to Manushak Avagyan, those who spread such information aim to dismantle Mikayel Avagyan’s statue in Bugashen village of Akhalkalaki, as well as to damage the Armenian-Georgian relations.
On February 13, in accordance with the arrangement reached with the authorities of the Republic of Artsakh, the OSCE Mission will conduct a planned monitoring of the ceasefire regime on the Line of Contact between the armed forces of Artsakh and Azerbaijan, to the east of Talish village of the Martakert region.
On November 28, 2018, AGBU Toronto hosted a presentation of a newly published book entitled “Grit and Grace in a World Gone Mad: Humanitarianism in Talas, Turkey 1908-1923” by Canadian writer Wendy Elliott. The book is based on the personal history of a dedicated group of American and Canadian missionaries and relief workers who saved thousands of orphans during the times of the Armenian Genocide.
For the second consecutive year Converse Bank is awarded with the “Euro STP Excellence Award”. This prominent recognition has been presented to Converse Bank by KBC Bank N.V., one of the top European banks, for “adherence to highest standards of quality and exceptional growth of international payments”.
The Spitak movie, which tells about the December 7, 1988 devastating earthquake in Armenia, has won the top prize at the “17 Moments” 3rd International Film Festival named after famous Soviet Russian actor Vyacheslav Tikhonov, TASS reports.
Republican Party (HHK) Executive Body Member Arpine Hovhannisyan is quitting the HHK.
Pop star Sirusho has become the first Armenian performer to be awarded the DIAFA (Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards) award in Dubai.
Well, that’s it — a troop of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Armenia was deployed to Syria yesterday. After months of political discourse, the issue is now at the level of realpolitik, and this has only deepened the concerns of public and political circles in Armenia.