  Armenian elite singers’ “star” payment postponed, paper says March 3, 2012 - 10:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian elite singers are mourning. Following the French Senate’s adoption of the bill criminalizing the Armenian Genocide denial, series of concerts were expected to be held in Yerevan in honor of the French President Nicolas Sarkozy. However, the Constitutional Council’s ruling the bill as unconstitutional resulted in cancellation of the concerts, Zhoghovurd paper reports. “Sorry that it so happened. Anyway, we're not to blame,” the event organizers told the singers, adding they can get the so-called “star” payment during the pre-election concerts of the Republican Party of Armenia (RPA).   Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
