Street in Tbilisi named Sergei ParajanovJune 18, 2022 - 10:52 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tbilisi is now home to a street named after the outstanding film director, screenwriter and artist Sergei Parajanov, Apsny.ge reports. Members of the Tbilisi City Council (Sakrebulo), artists, friends and relatives of Parajanov attended the opening of the street. According to the deputy chairman of the Sakrebulo of Tbilisi Zurab Abashidze, it is important that every resident of the city remember the brilliant director Sergei Parajanov. “For every Tbilisi resident, our youth and the next generation, it is very important to always remember this brilliant artist who grew up in our capital and appreciate his huge contribution to the development of Georgian art," Abashidze said. Parajanov made seminal contribution to world cinema with his films Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors and The Color of Pomegranates. Parajanov is regarded by film critics, film historians, and filmmakers to be one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers in cinema history. 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 | European Parliament to discuss repression in Azerbaijan The European Parliament will discuss repression of civil society in Azerbaijan on April 24 PACE 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. Armenia PM, France envoy discuss regional matters Issues related to the consistent development of Armenia-France cooperation were discussed. Azerbaijan razes historic Armenian church to ground Azerbaijan has demolished the historic Armenian Church of St. John the Baptist (known as Kanach Zham). |