There will be a rally tomorrow, Saturday, outside the Russian Embassy in Yerevan calling for the release of those arrested in Moscow.
President of Lebanon Michel Sleiman, accompanied by his wife Wafaa Sleiman, visited the Tzitzernakaberd 1915 Genocide Complex and laid a memorial wreath at the eternal flame.
The Embassy of Italy, with the assistance of the Hamazgayin State Theatre, will launch the 2nd Festival of Contemporary Italian Film in Yerevan from December 19-25. The 2nd festival of modern Italian films organized by the Ambassador Bruno Scapini noted that, “All of the films have been shot in the recent period and most of them focus on the social life of Italy and present different aspects of the contemporary Italian society”.
Early this morning, police took Nareg Hartounian, President of the Narekatsi Art Union, into custody.
Torosyan argued that the Armenian government should be doing more on his behalf, despite the stiff resistance shown by Tbilisi.
Almost a thousand of young Armenians will increase their knowledge of human rights and how to promote and protect them while participating in events organized today by the UN, the Council of Europe and the OSCE Office in Yerevan with the support of Armenian partners.
“The public was never informed regarding the RA government’s decision to allocate forested lands to A&M Rare Ltd.," the land transfer decision states.
Yesterday evening at about 9:40, photo-reporter Gagik Shamshyan was assaulted when he attempted to cover a traffic accident in Yerevan.
Heavy snow and rapidly decreasing temperatures presented an added challenge to Armenia Tree Project (ATP) programs this fall. Despite a temporary delay in northern Armenia until the weather cleared, ATP was able to plant a total of 87,143 trees this season. The total number of trees planted by ATP in 2011 was 246,397.