  Yerevan selected World Book Capital 2012  July 3, 2010 - 17:12 AMTPanARMENIAN.Net - “From April 23, 2012 to April 23, 2013 Yerevan will be a book-honoring city,” she said. Asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter what cities Yerevan competed with, Minister Poghosyan said, “Yerevan has submitted a package of proposals and won a tough competition.” For his part, Mayor of Yerevan Gagik Beglaryan promised that the city administration jointly with the government will do their best to improve conditions in Yerevan’s bookshops and libraries. “We will conduct events at the highest level,” he said.   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 |  Latest news International cybercrime ringleaders arrested in Armenia, Ukraine  Europol, Europe's crime agency, has arrested four ringleaders of several cybercrime networks that used botnets.Armenia skips CSTO Defense Ministers meeting A meeting of the Council of Defense Ministers of the Collective Security Treaty Organization countries began in Almaty.Armenian, Iranian foreigh policy chief talk over the phone The Foreign Minister of Armenia once again expressed condolences to his counterpart on the death of the President of Iran.Armenia, U.S. customs authorities to boost assistance with new deal The government has approved an agreement with the U.S. government on mutual assistance between the customs authorities. |
