ARKA News Agency
June 28 2004
The Iranian Ambassador to Armenia: Iran considers Armenia as a
long-term partner
The Armenian delegation at the head of RA NA Speaker Arthur
Baghdasaryan to leave for Bulgaria on June 29
Tigran Levonyan, famous opera singer, died in Armenia
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THE IRANIAN AMBASSADOR TO ARMENIA: IRAN CONSIDERS ARMENIA AS A
LONG-TERM PARTNER
YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. RA President Robert Kocharian received the
Iranian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia
Mohammad Farhad Koleini, who finished his diplomatic mission in the
republic. According to RA President’s Press Service Department,
Kocharian noted that Armenian-Iranian relations became more practical
and the stage of the implementation of big programs began during the
period Koleini was an Ambassador to Armenia.
In his turn Koleini expressed his satisfaction with the assistance to
him when he was an Ambassador, noting that Iran considers Armenia as
a long-term partner, and added that the turning stage in bilateral
relations became the visit of Kocharian to Iran in 2001.
In the course of the meeting the parties also discussed the details
of the visit of the President of Iran Mohammad Khatami to Armenia in
September. A.H. –0–
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THE ARMENIAN DELEGATION AT THE HEAD OF RA NA SPEAKER ARTHUR
BAGHDASARYAN TO LEAVE FOR BULGARIA ON JUNE 29
YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. The Armenian delegation at the head of RA
NA Speaker Arthur Baghdasaryan on June 29 will leave for Bulgaria by
the invitation of Bulgarian parliament Speaker Ognian Gerdjikov.
According to RA NA Press Service Department, Baghdasaryan will have
meetings with the President of Bulgaria Georgy Prvanov, Prime
Minister Semen Sakskoburgtovski (Semen Saksen-Koburg-Got),
Vice-Speaker of Bulagarian NA, the head of Bulgarian Parliament
delegation to PACE Yunal Lutfi, the Chairman of Parliamentary
commission on external politics, defense and security Venko
Alexandrov. In the frames of the visit the Armenian delegation will
visit also Plovdiv, where an agreement on co-operation between
Plovdiv Gyumri (Shirak region of Armenia) will be signed. A.H. –0 –
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TIGRAN LEVONYAN, FAMOUS OPERA SINGER, DIED IN ARMENIA
YEREVAN, June 28. /ARKA/. RA Prime Minister Andranik Margaryan sent
his condolences in regard with the decease of RA Public Actor, the
State Prize Laureate, popular Armenian opera singer Tigran Levonyan,
according to RA Government Press Service and public Relations
Department.
On June 25 at the age of 68 years old after long lasting illness
Tigran Levonyan, an honored artist, Armenian public actor, the State
Prize Laureate, professor of Yerevan Conservatory, and the spouse of
a famous Armenian opera singer Gohar Gasparyan died.
T. Levonyan was born in 1936 in Beirut. In 1990 – 1999 he occupied the
position of the Art Director of Yerevan state theatre of opera and
ballet after Spendiarian. Under his supervision `Arshak II’ and
`Karine’ by Chikhadgian, `Anush’ by Tigranian, `Buffoons’ by
Leonkavallo, `Otelo’ by Verdi, `Poliutto’ by Donicetti were played in
a new way. A.H.–0–
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress