"Votaries of Education and Science" exhibition-contest opens in YerevanDecember 8, 2009 - 17:36 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - "Votaries of Education and Science" exhibition-contest devoted to Armenia's Independence Day opened today in Yerevan.The event was organized by the Ministry of Culture in Cooperation with Yerevan State Engineering University. "There are both students and teachers participating in the contest which aims to increase students' demand for painting and reveal new talents," said contest committee member Mkrtich Minasyan, Head of Architects' Union. Other committee members are RA Chief Architect Narek Sargsyan, Head of Armenian Painters' Union Karen Aghamyan, Head of Designers' Union Ashot Baghdasaryan and others. Opening ceremony was also attended by committee Co-Chairs - Minister of Education and Science Armen Ashotyan and People's Architect, Academician Jim Torosyan. Top stories 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”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Russia provides info about arrested Armenian ex-MP Russian law enforcement agencies have provided information about the arrest of Tigran Urikhanyan. Lemkin Institue slams Pashinyan's “cryptic engagement with Genocide denial” The Lemkin Institute is alarmed over Pashinyan’s statements “questioning Armenia's legal basis to pursue justice against Turkey”. 41 detained as antigovernment protests continue in Yerevan 41 people were detained in Yerevan as people demanding Pashinian’s resignation stage campaigns of civil disobedience. Armenia votes for UN resolution granting Palestine new rights The U.N. General Assembly voted by a wide margin on May 10 to grant new “rights and privileges” to Palestine. |