 Vibrant village festival seeks to develop Armenia agrotourism October 7, 2016 - 13:58 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A traditional festival, aptly titled “1000 Years of Village Square” will launch in Armenia on Saturday, October 8, seeking to promote the development of agrotourism in border communities. Set to be held in the village of Zorakan-Chardakhlu in Tavush province, the event will run through Sunday, Panorama.am reports. According to one of the organizers, Karine Panosyan, the festival aims to revive rural traditions and interesting arts and crafts which will, in turn, boost the development of ecotourism. “Typical village life activities, including spinning, harvesting honey, baking bread in ovens (Armenian tonir) will be organized in various corners of the village throughout these two days,” Panosyan said. According to another of the organizers, Hovhanens Karapetyan, the visitors can participate in all the activities and attend various master classes, afterwards spending the night at villagers’ homes.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. 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.   Partner news Most popular in the section |  Related sections Latest news Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution  Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said.Azerbaijan proposes Armenia to jointly seek cancelation of Minak Group The Azerbaijani President maintained that the move will show “how sincere Armenia is.”Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway.Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. |
