20th Annual Alexandria Armenian Festival held in U.S.June 5, 2012 - 15:05 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The 20th Annual Alexandria Armenian Festival was held in the U.S. state of Virginia. The event was organized by Alexandria-Gyumri sister city committee, Knights of Vartan NGO and Alexandria Virginia City Hall through support of RA embassy in the U.S., according to RA MFA press service. The festival featured Armenian folk music, choreography and cultural exhibits. Representatives of Alexandria Virginia City Hall and Armenian embassy delivered welcome speeches. June 2 was declared Day of Armenia in Alexandria. Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | India wants Armenia’s proposals on use of Chabahar port India is expecting proposals from Armenia regarding the use of Chabahar port in Iran, Indian ambassador says. EU welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan “progress” The EU has welcomed “progress” made in the framework of the Armenia-Azerbaijan border delimitation process. Belarus opposition leader slams Lukashenko for Karabakh trip Belarusian opposition politician Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya has harshly criticized the visit of Lukashenko to Karabakh. Mkhitaryan raises arrest of former Karabakh leaders in Azerbaijan Inter Milan star Henrikh Mkhitaryan has shared a news story about the extension of the arrest of former Karabakh leaders. |