 Armenian dance Kochari may replenish UNESCO list in late 2015 July 11, 2015 - 20:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia submitted a request to include traditional dance Kochari in the UNESCO list of intangible cultural heritage, Secretary-General of the Armenian National Commission for UNESCO Vahram Kazhoyan said. “The discussion and the probable affirmation are scheduled for UNESCO’s November 30- December 2 session,” Kazhoyan told reporters Saturday, July 11. 4 Armenian cultural values, including Duduk and its music, Art of khachkar: symbolism and craftsmanship of khachkar, Daredevils of Sassoun epic poem and Lavash, the preparation, meaning and appearance of traditional bread as an expression of culture in Armenia have been put on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.   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 International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |
