The Armenian Genocide themed movie ‘The Promise’ was screened at Vatican on April 4, Variety reported. It was attended by movie director Terry George, producer Eric Esrailian, stars Shohreh Aghdashloo and James Cromwell and by singer-songwriter Chris Cornell, who composed the theme song. Eric Esrailian recalled the visit of Pope Francis to Armenia last year, telling about the reaction of Armenian people when Pope Francis used the term ‘genocide’.
“I hope I will manage to clearly present Artsakh and its situation to our Diaspora Armenians, artists, with whom I communicate. I will call on them to visit Artsakh and spend time to get acquainted with this wonderful country.”
“I would really like to visit Artsakh again someday and perform and bring other artists with me if am able to. Now, the most important is to talk about Artsakh and present it to different people in different places. Everyne must know that Artsakh is a very beautiful country and the people here wait for everyone with love and smiles. I hope my solo concert in Artsakh wont’ be delayed,” he said.
World famous French-Armenian singer Charles Aznavour said he wants Armenia to be surrounded only by friendly states. Charles Aznavour will hold a concert in Moscow on April 5.
The economy of the United States is the largest in the world. At $18 trillion, it represents a quarter share of the global economy (24.3%), according to the latest World Bank figures.
Paris’ most well-known landmark, the Eiffel Tower will turn off its lights at midnight on Tuesday, as a mark of respect to the victims of Monday’s explosion on the St Petersburg metro system, Euronews reports.
Central Electoral Commission (CEC) of Armenia has calculated preliminary results of parliamentary elections held on April 2 based on data received from all 2009 polling stations.
Russia’s investigative committee said the 22-year-old detonated the bomb in the carriage, and added that his DNA had been found on an unexploded device left at a second metro station, and that this along with CCTV footage led them to believe the same person was behind both attacks.
“Congratulations to the Republican Party of #Armenia for their clear victory in Armenian parliament elections on Sunday. A strong mandate means more responsibility: to deliver on necessary reforms that benefit citizens & to improve further cooperation with EU,” he writes on Twitter.
China’s Iranian crude oil imports may rise to a record this year as state-owned oil firms lift more crude through their upstream investments while extending their current supply contracts, senior industry and trading sources told Reuters.
