Upcoming news for 26.04.2016

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YEREVAN, APRIL 26, ARMENPRESS. “Armenpress” presents on the air of “LRATVAKAN” radio all that you will read, hear and see in today’s news.

Armenian Healthcare Minister Armen Muradyan will meet WHO European office director Zsuzsanna Jakab today. Jakab will introduce the new WHO Yerevan Office director and will discuss upcoming joint projects.

Discussions on the Electoral Code will continue. The “Building consensus on the new Electoral Code” discussion will begin today. It is organized by the EU Eastern Partnership’s Civil Society Forum’s Armenian national platform and the Friedrich Naumann “For Freedom” Foundation.

Deputy Director of the Caucasus Institute Sergey Minasyan, Advisor of the NKR permanent representation in Armenia Garnik Isagulyan, SDHP Armenian representation chairman Narek Galstyan, Director of the Institute of Eastern Studies Ruben Safrastyan and others will discuss the 4-day April war of NKR, its consequences, effects on the negotiations, and the internal and external challenges.

Psychologist Karine Nalchajyan, Head of the “Internet Society” NGO Grigor Saghyan and sociologist Aharon Adibekyan will discuss the society’s trend of change regarding perception of the Genocide and its reflection in the internet.

Write Hovsep Hayreni has arrived in Armenia from Belgium. Today he will present 2 of his books, which are about the relations of Armenians and Kurds in the years of the Armenian Genocide and about the deportations of Armenians of Dersim.

The annual award ceremony of the Tekeyan Cultural Union will take place today. 2015 laureates are:

Literature: Davit Hovhannes – “New Alarms”

Music: Robert Amirkhanyan – “Life of the Poet”

Arts: Paravon Mirzoyan – “Mass”

Childrens poetry: Circus school after Ara –Maral – Gevorg Ginosyan

“People’s friendship” international children’s Contest-Festival is taking place. The festival encompasses different age groups in dance, singing and chorus. Representatives of minorities living in Armenia are also taking part in the contest-festival. Today, details will be presented during a press conference.

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