  Russia honors French-Armenian legend Michel Legrand March 27, 2018 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - French musical composer, arranger, conductor, and jazz pianist of Armenian descent Michel Legrand was awarded a Badge of Honor “for contribution to the Russian culture.” The official ceremony was held in the French capital city of Paris. A medal was also conferred on French filmmaker Claude Lelouch whose films are included in the golden collection of world cinema. Handing the awards on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, the Russian ambassador to France, Alexei Meshkov, said the work of the two outstanding French masters is highly appreciated in Russia. Legrand, 86, was unable to attend the ceremony due to cold, so his wife Macha Méril (born Gagarina) received the award on his behalf.   Top stories The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington. The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions. Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.   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.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.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
