Maastricht hosts symposium titled “Saint Cervantes of Armenia.”March 12, 2012 - 19:30 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On March 10, Dutch city of Maastricht hosted a symposium by local Armenian organization “Ani” honoring the memory of Saint Cervantes. Armenian ambassador to the Netherlands Dzyunik Aghajanian was present at the event titled “Saint Cervantes of Armenia.” The envoy stressed the input of Saint Cervantes into the spread of Christianity in the Netherlands, as well as development of Armenian-Dutch relations. Minister for Immigration, Integration and Asylum Affairs Gerd Leers, also present at the event, stressed the impact of the Armenian community on settlement of problems in the Netherlands. The Minister was presented with the first copy of the book titled “Saint Cervantes of Armenian”. The symposium featured works by Komitas, Sayat-Nova and other famous Armenian composers. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Concept to complete Yerevan Cascade discussed at city hall A conceptual proposal to complete the Cascade complex in downtown Yerevan has been presented by Jean-Michel Wilmotte. 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. |