By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, March 30 — According to the information provided by the Turkish newspaper, Minister of Culture and Tourism of Turkey Ertugrul Gunay visited a historical Armenian church in Amasya province. The church currently undergoes restoration, after the restoration the church will serve as a culture center. The Armenian church was opened before [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, March 30 – “In Ukraine many people know me as very conservative because I have principles to which I have been adhering for already 11 years. There are things for which I will never go,” 27 year old strip dancer Varduhi Martirosyan, better known as Varda, said at the meeting with [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, March 23 — The “Help Armenian Children” non-governmental organization will organize a benefit concert night of folk song and recitation in Yerevan on April 13. The proceeds of the concert will be transferred to the fund for 6 year-old Armenian girl, who is currently undergoing cancer treatment in Germany. In 2010 [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, March 19 — On March 16 Paris hosted a singing ceremony of convention on cooperation in the field of cinematography between the Republic of Armenia and France. After the ceremony the Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to France Vigen Chitechyan, RA Deputy Minister of Culture Arev Samuelyan and French film [...]

By Vigen Margaryan YEREVAN, March 12 — On March 10 Moscow cinema in Yerevan hosted the launch of 10th British Film Festival, which is organized by the British Council Armenia office and Embassy of Great Britain in the Republic of Armenia. During the opening ceremony of the festival the head of the British Council Armenia [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, March 6 — Popular Turkish pop music singer, song-writer and producer Sezen Aksu will perform Azerbaijani folk song of Armenian origin “Sari Gelin” (the Girl of Mountains) in Armenian. As Turkish daily newspaper Sabah reports, the Turkish singer’s new album features the Azerbaijani folk song, which she sings in Armenian language. [...]

By Adonia Agayan YEREVAN, February 29 — The Ambassador of the Republic of Armenia to Egypt Armen Melkonyan had a meeting with Egypt’s Culture Minister Shaker Abdel Hamid. The interlocutors discussed the current state of Armenia-Egyptian cultural relations and the perspectives of their future development. The Ambassador invited the Minister to celebrate the 500th anniversary [...]