Sona Shahgeldyan believes her diligence helped her win New Wave contestAugust 10, 2010 - 20:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Sona Shahgeldyan believes that her diligence helped her win New Wave contest. “Even if I were the second I would say it was a fair competition,” she told a news conference on August 10. “I will spend a part of my award to assist animal protection organizations but I have not decided on the amount yet,” Shahgeldyan said. Sharing impressions about the contest, she said she was confident of a good performance. “I am grateful to my family and the Armenian community of Latvia, specifically to the prior of Grigor the Illuminator Church in Jurmala, where I prayed,” she said Asked by a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter whether she knew about the performance of duduk player Jivan Gasparyan, she said it was a surprise. 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 | U.S., Armenia sign customs deal According to Armenian customs data, U.S.-Armenian trade reached $670 million last year. Glendale mayor to visit Yerevan Asatryan last visited Armenia in December 2022-January 2023 as she helped establish a partnership between Armenia’s Opera House and Los Angeles Opera. Ucom’s fixed network launches in Nor Hachn City residents will be able to use fixed-line Internet, mobile communications and television in one package at more affordable prices. Ambassador summoned to Russia returns to Armenia Sergei Kopyrkin has returned to Yerevan more than two weeks after being recalled to Moscow for consultations. |