YEREVAN, MAY 17, ARMENPRESS. “Armenpress” news agency presents the upcoming news for 17.05.2016.

The visit of the Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan to Vienna is the major topic of discussions. Analysts, political scientists elaborate the new developments over the Karabakh issue. Today on May 17 experts from Armenia and other countries will speak about these developments, what changes  the Armenian President’s visit to Vienna will bring and whether a new stage will be opened for the negotiations over the Karabakh issue.

Today the 5th session of the Armenian-Polish intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation will kick off. The Co-Chairs of the intergovernmental commission first Deputy Minister of the Economy of Armenia Garegin Melkonyan and Deputy Minister of Development of the Republic of Poland Radoslaw Domagalski-Labedzki will deliver a speech during the opening session. Armenia-Poland business forum with the participation of 35 representatives of the business community from the two states will take place within the framework of the session.

May 19 is the 97th anniversary of the Greek Genocide (Pontic Genocide). A movie devoted to the Greek Genocide will be presented in the Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Bryusov. Before the movie, expert in genocidal studies, candidate in historical sciences Gevorg Vardanyan will shortly present the story of the Greek Genocide.

An opening ceremony of the photo exhibition entitled “HAVASAR” (“EQUAL”) will be held in the National Assembly hall. The aim of the exhibition is to stress the importance of the role of women participating in politics.

The Armenian Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan will pay a working visit to Armavir district. She will visit several cultural institutions, will get acquainted to the problems and the works done so far.

The director of the Yerevan History Museum Armine Sargsyan will present the upcoming ceremonies for the International Day of Museums, and will also speak about the role of museums in public’s social-cultural life.

The opening ceremony of the “Art Expo-2016” 2nd international exhibition organized by artist Vago Armeno Khakhamyan will be held with the support of the Ministry of Diaspora of Armenia in the innovative Experimental Art Center. The exhibition is devoted to the 25th anniversary of the Armenia’s independence where 40 artists from 18 countries will take part.

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