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YEREVAN. – A traditional New Year Run, an annual fun run organized in Yerevan to support charity projects, has kicked off at Republic Square
The funds raised during the event will go to One Armenia NGO’s “Mine-Free Artsakh” protect.
New Year Run is organized by Arm Marathon Foundation, Yerevan City Administration, TriClub multisport club.
American actors were beaten up in Yerevan on Sunday, shamshyan.com reported.
A resident of Yerevan, Aram Torosyan told police at 13:00 that at the intersection of Amiryan and Zakian streets unknown people beat 26-year-old US citizens Christopher Reinold and Daniel Coven, who live in Los Angeles and temporarily live in the Marriott Hotel
An investigation is underway.
According to shamshyan.com, beaten Americans are actors and have arrived in Armenia for acting in a film.
The fountain-monument dedicated the 2800th anniversary of Yerevan foundation has been unveiled today in the park after Vahagn Davtyan in Arabkir administrative district of Yerevan.
As the Yerevan Mayor’s Office reported, the monument created by architect Tigran Barseghyan has the names of the Armenian capitals carved on it and symbolizes the unity between Armenia-Artsakh and Diaspora.
Deputy Mayors of Yerevan Aram Sukiasyan and David Ohanyan, architect Tigran Barseghyan, Razmik Blikyan who sponsored the monument, other officials and guests were present at the ceremony of unveiling.
Deputy Mayor Aram Sukiasyan attached importance to the idea of creation of such cultural monuments and outlined that this one is of particular significance as it is dedicated to the 2800th anniversary of Yerevan foundation. “It is not just a monument but a drinking water fountain as well. There are few cities in the world which have drinking water fountains, and Yerevan outstands with it”, he said.
The opening ceremony was accompanied with a concert program.
Francophonie concert
Famous performers are expected to sing at a gala concert on the sidelines of the XVII Francophonie Summit on Thursday, October 11.
The Armenian capital of Yerevan will host the summit on October 11-12. 24 heads of state, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, are expected to participate in the summit.
The event will feature special light and sound effects, theatrical and dance performances.
In particular, world famous singer Zaz, as well as jazz singer Melody Gardot, Angélique Kidjo and Folamour will take the stage in Yerevan .
The concert will be dedicated to the memory of the legendary French Armenian crooner Charles Aznavour who passed away on October 1 at the age of 94.
To mark the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the First Armenian Republic, Yerevan will host the “International Contemporary Art Exhibition: Armenia 2018. Soundlines of Contemporary Art”, which from September 28 to October 25 will engage the capital city with more than fifty international artists exhibiting in seven different locations around the city.
It will be the first exhibition to encompass all the different aspects of contemporary art – paintings, sculpture, photography, video art and installations and performance – create a dialog among a vast number of international artists coming from all over the world. The artists invited to create artworks in situ as well as participate in several workshops with students from different art institutes. The objective of the initiative is to involve as much territory as possible and to make it part of the artistic debate and highlight its vocation for cultural exchange. For this reason, it extends to the city with a widespread diffusion of the most important cultural centers such as the Armenian Center for Contemporary Experimental Art, Aram Khachaturian House- Museum, Cafesjian Center for the Arts, Hayart Cultural Center, the Artists Union of Armenia, A. Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet National Academic Theater and the Armenian General Benevolent Union.
“The initiative goes on a par with the idea of La Francophonie which seeks to unite us all. The exhibition offers an opportunity for cultural exchange,” said Vasken Yacoubian, the president of AGBU Armenia, which supports the event.
Fabio Lenzi, one of the people behind the initiative, said such an event is happening in Armenia and the region for the first time.
“We are confident that culture is the key to abolishing borders and facilitating more connections,” he said.
“Many of the artists have decided to come to Armenia to learn more about the local culture. This exchange is a starting point for exporting the country’s art and experience to international arenas.”
According to him, bringing so many talented artists to Armenia was of major importance.
Also, he said, one of the most important cultural centers created back in the Soviet era – HayArt – has been renovated as part of the event.
Curators Mazdak Faiznia and Marina Hakobyan, in turn, thanked the organizers, all the artists involved in the project, the supporters of the initiative and all those who have helped in the process.
“When we first contacted the artists and galleries, most of them had a lot of questions. And while many were quite responsive, this was still a big adventure and a dream for all of us,” said Faiznia.
“The curator said he has learned so much in Armenia, including “the value of silence.” According to him, Armenian artists play a key role in the global industry nowadays.
Hakobyan, the other curator, said this is not the first time Armenia is hosting such an exhibition, but this one is unique in terms of its enormity.
“We hope the exhibition will help Armenia reach international podiums easily and more often,” Hakobyan said.
The exhibition combines contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, video, and installation of iconic works on loan from the world’s top galleries and collections, as well as commissioned works realized by the artists in situ.
Furthermore, an educational section will include several workshops in some of the leading art institutions of Armenia such as Tumo Center for Creative Technologies, Terlemezyan Yerevan State College of Fine and the Armenian Academy of Fine Arts, held by, among others, Roberto Pugliese, Roland Emile Kuit, Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, and Victor Ehikhamenor.
Organized by “Shaula International” LLC, the event has the patronage of the Canadian Government, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities in Italy, the cultural promotion project of the Italian Foreign Ministry “Vivere all’Italiana”, the Embassy of Italy in Armenia and it is supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, the Armenian Tourism Agency, the EU Delegation in Armenia and by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU).
By Wally Sarkeesian
YEREVAN. –PM Pashinyan line up to vote for Yerevan municipal elections, an impressive voting system in place.
475 polling stations opened in Yerevan at 8:00am on Sunday, September 23 as the residents of the Armenian capital are set to elect the new members of the Council of Elders.
12 parties and blocs are running in first elections after the velvet revolution which saw the resignation of former Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan and the appointment as the country’s new PM of Nikol Pashinyan, a former lawmaker who led the popular movement.
Polling station will be open in the next 12 hours to allow citizens to cast their ballots.
Election campaigns began on September 10 and concluded on September 21 when Armenia was celebrating the 27th anniversary of independence.
Watch Raffi Hovhannisyan vote
Former Mayor Taron Margaryan submitted his resignation on July 9, without providing reasons for such a move.
In November 2011, Margaryan was elected the Mayor of the city by the decision of Yerevan City Council. Following elections of the Council of the Elders in May 2013 and May 2017, he was re-elected in the post.
YEREVAN.- The gates of the former presidential residence on Baghramyan 26 Ave will be open for public from now on , PM Nikol Pashinyan stated on Friday at the celebration on the occasion of 27th anniversary of Armenia’s Independence.
“Hence citizens of Armenia may freely enter the territory of the prime minister’s residence and walk and have good time here. We hope these gates will not close anymore symbolizing that in Armenia power hence irreversibly belongs to people,” Pashinyan stated.
After his speech the gates opened and the people gathered there entered inside, approached Pashinyan and took photos with him.
A new Chinese school will officially open in the Armenian capital in the coming days, Anna Naghdalyan, an acting spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry, told reporters at a briefing on Tuesday.
She revealed that the Armenian-Chinese Friendship School to open at Yerevan’s Kanaker-Zeytun Administrative District has been constructed as part of the technical and economic agreement concluded between the two countries.
“Armenia highly appreciates the programs being implemented in our country on the sidelines of the gratuitous assistance provided by the Chinese government. Another program has been completed in these days. Around 200 ambulances are to be provided to Armenia. This program launched in May last year,” she added.
General Electric will spend €18.8 million on a project designed to upgrade the Yerevan Thermal Power Plant, the Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources of Armenia said on Monday, August 6.
According to the ministry, the modernization activities are aimed at increasing the efficiency and reliability of the plant.
The modernization includes renovation of the gas turbine and he MXL-2 air compressor, and is expected to increase the plant’s capacity by 7 MW to 227 MW from the current 220 MW, and the specific fuel consumption will decrease from 258.1 g / kWh to 252.8 g / kWh, the efficiency of the power unit will increase by 1%, and the useful generation of electricity by 59.5 million kWh.
The Yerevan TPP was commissioned in 1965 and has not undergone major repairs since. It provides electricity to more than 1 million subscribers, generating 20% of the total electricity produced in the country.
Yerevan mayoral elections
YEREVAN. – Bright Armenia and Republic parties – which were members of Yelq bloc – will participate in the elections to the Yerevan Council of Elders as a part of new political alliance, head of Yelq group in the Council David Khajakyan told Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The list of the new alliance will be headed by Justice Minister Artak Zeynalyan.
Thus, Yelq bloc has split because earlier Civil Contract party, which was a part of the Yelq bloc, declared its intention to participate in the elections separately. Their candidate is comedian Hayk Marutyan.