RA Ambassadors to Eastern European do their utmost to familiarize Europeans with ArmeniaOctober 2, 2007 - 16:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "There is no need to represent Armenia in Bulgaria. All know Armenians well there," the RA Ambassador to Bulgaria, Sergei Manasarian told reporters in Yerevan. "Bulgarian textbooks contain chapters dedicated to Armenians. It's hard to find a Bulgarian, who speaks ill of Armenians, people say. However, we lack high-quality materials, photos and films about Armenia. The Ministry of Culture should attend to the issue but alas " the Ambassador said. Meanwhile, the Embassy arranges cultural events and there is an Armenian TV program once a week, he noted. For his part, the RA Ambassador to Austria, Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia, Ashot Hovakimian said there is Marlenka sweet-shop in Prague. It's owned by Armenian Gevorg Avetisyan and all know where to by wonderful confectionery. "The residents of Prague associate cakes and confectionery with Armenia," Hovakimian said. "As to Austria, this country is not well aware of Armenia. However, we do our utmost to fill in the gap. Some 15 tourists groups have visited Armenia this year. Both Armenia and Austria are interested on tourism development, especially since there is a direct Vienna-Yerevan flight," the Ambassador said. Top stories President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering. Michael Roth believes sanctions must be put on the table after Baku‘s ethnic cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh. Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. Prosecutors to appeal Armenia ex-President’s acquittal Sargsyan was acquitted on Friday, May 31 more than four years after going on trial on corruption charges. |