  Statue of Armenian newspaper hawker to be put up in Beirut September 12, 2017 - 13:59 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A monument to Armenian newspaper hawker Sarkis Doudakian will be erected in a Lebanese district called Bourj Hammoud in Beirut, which is heavily populated by Armenians. The street vendor of newspapers was better known as Apolo among fellow Armenians. Dudakyan delivered newspapers for many decades and never gave up his job despite his old age, Rusarminfo reports. Authored by Vardan Avesian, the monument will be installed in honor of the 90th anniversary of the Armenian newspaper Azdak, published in Beirut.  Top stories The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. London’s Armenian community has been left feeling “under attack” after the city’s Genocide monument was vandalised. The United States believes there should be an international mission to provide transparency.   Partner news |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
