Armenian children from disadvantaged families visit Bolshoi TheatreJune 7, 2016 - 11:40 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Russian businessmen working in Armenia financed a tour of ten children from socially vulnerable Armenian families to Moscow on the International Children's Day. Seven of the kids came from Armenia's border villages, while the other three were children of war veterans. “The children participated in fairly high-level events, communicated with Chairwoman of the Federation Council Valentina Matviyenko, academician Albert Likhanov. Also, they visited museums, enjoyed city tours,” Chief Specialist of the School Management Department of Armenia’s Ministry of Education and Science Lilia Balasanyan said. According to her, it is very important that children from all CIS countries attended the event. Balasanyan noted that Armenian children were able to tear themselves away from all the hardships that the country experienced in this period. The children said that during the period from May 2 to June 2, they managed to visit the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics and the Museum of the Great Patriotic War, stopped by the zoo, walked around the Red Square, visited the Tsarina's Golden Chamber, also having a chance to watch a ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre. Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. Ex-President: Only removal of “defeatist” rulers can save Armenia Former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. Pashinyan: We must stop searching for homeland, we have found that homeland Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has shared a message on the 109th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide. |