Section: Public Radio of Armenia (Armenia)
Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017
Kyiv will host the 62nd Eurovision Song Contest in 2017, the European Broadcasting Union and the National Television Company of Ukraine (NTU) have revealed. The city fought off strong competition from Odesa and Dnipro to host the Eurovision Song Contest following Jamala’s win in Sweden this year with her song 1944. Jon Ola Sand, the...
Obama and Putin agree to continue Syria talks
PHOTO: EPA/CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL The meeting of Russian and US Presidents Vladimir Putin and Barack Obama went off well and lasted longer than planned. The Syrian issue and Ukraine were discussed first and foremost, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters following talks on Monday, TASS reports. “The meeting lasted longer than...
OSCE Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Potsdam to address the Karabakh issue
The informal meeting of OSCE Foreign Ministers in Potsdam tomorrow will discuss the Karabakh issue, OSCE Chairman-in-Office, German Foreign Minister Frank Walter- Steinmeier has said in a statement issued ahead of the meeting. “In the crisis-ridden world of today, the OSCE is perhaps more important than ever – in crisis management in eastern...
Football: Armenian national team off to Czech Republic
Armenian National team players and the delegation of Football Federation of Armenia left for Czech Republic by Yerevan-Prague chartered flight. Czech Republic – Armenia friendly match will take place on August 31, at 19:15 CET, at Mestsky stadium in Mladá Boleslav. 23 of 26 players, called up by the head coach, Varuzhan Sukiasyan, will get...
UWC Dilijan College hosts Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2016
On 27–29 August UWC Dilijan College in Armenia will host the 5th annual meeting of the Central and Eastern Europe Wikimedia affiliates, Wikimedia CEE Meeting 2016 (#WMCEE2016), organized by Wikimedia Armenia and the Wikimedia Foundation and supported by the Scholae Mundi Armenia Foundation. The meeting will bring together leading professionals...
“Nubar” Ensemble to represent Armenia at Euroradio and Viljandi Folk Festivals
Armenia will take part in the 37th Euroradio and 24th Viljandi Folk Festivals later this month. From 28 to 31 July, the 37th Euroradio Folk Festival (EFF) will be held in Estonia, in conjunction with the 24th Viljandi Folk Festival, where some 50 artists/bands will perform (Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, South Korea, Latvia,...
“Nubar” Ensemble of Public Radio of Armenia to participate in 37th Euroradio and 24th Viljandi Folk Festivals
The Public Radio of Armenia will take part in the 37th Euroradio and 24th Viljandi Folk Festivals. From 28 to 31 July, the 37th Euroradio Folk Festival (EFF) will be held in Estonia, in conjunction with the 24th Viljandi Folk Festival, where some 50 artists/bands will perform (Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, South Korea,...
Victor Ambartsumian International Science Prize not to be awarded this year
The Victor Ambartsumian International Science Prize will not be awarded will not be awarded this year as the Steering Committee says there was no reliable nominee among the candidates to fit all conditions for the Prize. Ambartsumian International Science Prize has been established by the President of Armenia in 2009 and at present is one of the...
Journalist Pavel Sheremet killed in car bomb in Kiev
Photo: Alexandra Mudrats/TASS Well-known journalist Pavel Sheremet has been killed in central Kiev, the Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper reported on Wednesday, TASS reports. According to the publication, “On Wednesday morning, well-known journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed in a car bomb explosion. The car belonged to the Ukrainskaya Pravda head...
Jurnalist Pavel Sheremet killed in car bomb in Kiev
Photo: Alexandra Mudrats/TASS Well-known journalist Pavel Sheremet has been killed in central Kiev, the Ukrainskaya Pravda newspaper reported on Wednesday, TASS reports. According to the publication, “On Wednesday morning, well-known journalist Pavel Sheremet was killed in a car bomb explosion. The car belonged to the Ukrainskaya Pravda head...