Georgia to rehabilitate building of Tbilisi State Armenian Dramatic TheaterMay 24, 2011 - 15:57 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenian Ambassador to Georgia Hovhannes Manukyan met with Georgian Minister of Culture and Monument Protection Nikoloz Rurua to discuss cooperation in the field of culture. Referring to restoration of the building of Tbilisi State Armenian Dramatic Theater after Petros Adamyan, Rurua said the Georgian side has solved the matter of financing and design works will be launched soon. They will be followed by rehabilitation works. Besides, restoration of two Armenian churches (Saint Nshan and Saint Norashen churches) located in Tbilisi was in the focus of the meeting. Referring to the Armenian-Georgian cultural ties, Manukyan attached importance to organization of regular meetings with representatives of the two countries’ intelligentsia. The Georgian Minister noted that similar meetings will be especially useful for young generation. 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. |