Preservation of cultural heritage in BSEC member states discussed in YerevanMarch 4, 2009 - 19:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - 2-day round table discussions on preservation and reconstruction of historical monuments were launched in Yerevan today. On the first day of discussions, the representative of Greece, Doctor of Architecture and the Head of the European center of Byzantine and Post Byzantine monuments Eugenia Hadgitriponos introduced the pilot "Byzantine monuments and cultural heritage" project. Bulgarian delegate Dolya Jordanova presented a project entitled "Summer practical seminars on archeological sites in Bulgaria - opportunities for education of young people in the field of common cultural heritage preservation in the Black sea region".The round table discussions were organized by the RA Ministry of Culture within the framework of Armenia's rotating presidency in the BCES. Among the participants were representatives from Bulgaria, Turkey, Greece, Romania, Serbia and Georgia. 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 | Pashinyan visits flood-hit region Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Saturday, June 8 visited the disaster area in the Lori province. €3.5 mln EU grant to support justice reforms in Armenia The European Union has paid €3.5 mln grant to Armenia within a €11mln program on Support to Justice Reforms. Yerevan reacts to Baku’s proposal to see Minsk Group abolition Alen Simonyan has declared that Armenia is taking steps aimed at concluding a peace treaty with Azerbaijan. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State to travel to Armenia Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs James C. O’Brien will travel to Yerevan on June 10-12. |