Armenia celebrates National Flag day June 15June 15, 2012 - 15:38 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia celebrates the National Flag day on June 15. On June 15 2006, the Law on the National Flag of Armenia, governing its usage, was passed by the National Assembly of Armenia. The national flag of Armenia, the Armenian Tricolor consists of three horizontal bands of equal width, red on the top, blue in the middle, and orange (also described as "color of apricot") on the bottom. The meanings of the colors have been interpreted in many different ways. Red stands for the blood shed by Armenian soldiers in war, blue for the Armenian sky, and orange represents the fertile lands of Armenia. On June 15, Yerevan will host a festive march with 4500 young people from Yerevan, Armenian regions, Artsakh participating. The march will be accompanied by the performance of Yerevan police brass band, armed forces, as well as dance and song ensembles, to be closed with the performance of Armenia’s air forces. The 7.30 pm march will start at Matenadaran museum to be closed at Republic Square. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. U.S. believes peace is “possible” in South Caucasus The United States continues to believe that peace is possible in the South Caucasus, Vedant Patel said. |