  YEREVAN CELEBRATES 2785-TH BIRTHDAYOctober 11, 2003 - 19:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Celebrations devoted to the Day of Yerevan began in the Armenian capital today. 2785 years ago Argishti, the tsar of Urartu, built a town-fortress where the city of Yerevan appeared later. The celebrations are to last till October 12. Measures devoted to the 172-th anniversary of Eastern Armenia's joining to Russia, initiated with the participation of the Yerevan and Moscow city administration and the Union of Armenians of Russia will be also held. On the invitation of Yerevan mayor Yervand Zakharian, the delegation of Moscow government headed by prefect of the Central Administrative Okrug Gennady Degtev as well as the delegations from Kiev and Rostov-on-Don will take part in the celebrations.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships  The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. |
