 New stamp celebrates Silva Kaputikyan's 100th anniversary January 23, 2019 - 10:39 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A postage stamp dedicated to the theme “Prominent Armenians. 100th anniversary of Silva Kaputikyan” was cancelled and put into circulation by HayPost CJSC on Tuesday, January 22 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the great Armenian poetess. With a nominal value of AMD 120, the stamp was designed by David Dovlatyan and printed in Cartor house in France with a print-run of 30 000 pcs. The stamp depicts the famous Armenian writer, poetess and public figure Silva Kaputikyan while working on one of her pieces. The postage stamp was cancelled by the Deputy Minister of Transport, Communication and Information Technologies Armen Arzumanyan, the Chairman of the Board of HayPost CJSC Juan Pablo Gechidjian, the Chairman of Writers’ Union of Armenia Edward Militonyan, the President of the Union of Philatelists Hovik Musayelyan.   Top stories 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. Defense Minister Suren Papikyan has visited the southern Armenian province of Syunik, the Defense Ministry reported on March 18.   Partner news |  Latest news U.S. welcomes Armenia, Azerbaijan’s border delimitation announcement  Blinken said it is an important step towards concluding a durable and dignified peace agreement.Up to 10% cashback from GetTransfer with IDBank cards IDBank clients who make their booking on GetTransfer will receive an exclusive cashback.European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24PACE wants concessions from Azerbaijan to accept Baku back A PACE co-rapporteur said that Azerbaijani authorities must make certain concessions so that the country can return to PACE. |
