Azerbaijani Ambassador leaves letter of The Interrupted Song film creators unrepliedFebruary 2, 2011 - 16:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Ashot Poghosyan, the producer of The Interrupted Song, the first feature film on Armenia-Azerbaijan relations, commented on the letter addressed to Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu. At news conference in Yerevan, the producer spoke of recent media reports suggesting Bulbuloglu threatened Azerbaijani artists of Moscow Theater into not accepting roles in the film. “We addressed a letter to the Ambassador, asking for explanation; yet he never replied,” Poghosyan said. The movie will be filmed in Moscow and Karabakh, with the premiere to be held in late May. “Film screenings are planned in Russia, Armenia, U.S., France. We’ll also attempt to organize a premiere in Azerbaijan,” Poghosyan noted. 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. |