Armenian children from disadvantaged families visit Bolshoi TheatreJune 7, 2016 - 11:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian businessmen working in Armenia financed a tour of ten children from socially vulnerable Armenian families to Moscow on the International Children's Day. Seven of the kids came from Armenia's border villages, while the other three were children of war veterans. “The children participated in fairly high-level events, communicated with Chairwoman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, academician Albert Likhanov. Also, they visited museums, enjoyed city tours,” Chief Specialist of the School Management Department of Armenia’s Ministry of Education and Science Lilia Balasanyan said. According to her, it is very important that children from all CIS countries attended the event. Balasanyan noted that Armenian children were able to tear themselves away from all the hardships that the country experienced in this period. The children said that during the period from May 2 to June 2, they managed to visit the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics and the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, stopped by the zoo, walked around the Red Square, visited the Tsarina's Golden Chamber, also having a chance to watch a ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre. Top stories 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. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | About 32,000 rally in Yerevan to deman Pashinyan’s resignation About 31,700 people attended an opposition rally on Thursday, May 9 in Yerevan demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan. Armenian, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister to meet in Almaty Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan and his Azerbaijani counterpart Jeyhun Bayramov will meet in Almaty. Viva-MTS: Tech solutions to modernize infrastructure of border village The border village has been the focus of Viva-MTS and the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Values since 2015. Ucom's fixed network launched in Artashat To mark this occasion, the company has introduced a special offer exclusively for Artashat residents. |