 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 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. |
