ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Sept 9 2005

EVENTS DEDICATED TO UN 60TH ANNIVERSARY TO START IN ARMENIA ON
SEPTEMBER 17, 2005

YEREVAN, September 9. /ARKA/. The events dedicated to the 60th
anniversary of the UN will start in Armenia on September 17, 2005,
Resident Representative of the UNDP to Armenia, Ambassador Consuelo
Vidal told a press-conference in Yerevan. She reported that it is
expect to organize a concert in the Republic Square, as well as to
organize the chess tournament for children of 10-12 age group for the
UN Cup with the participation of grand master Smbat Lputyan in
Cascade territory on September 24, 2005. The events will last till
October 24, 2005, which is the UN Day. On this day an exhibition of
works of young photographers will be organized in Yerevan, as well as
a concert of classic music at the Aram Khachatryan Concert Hall.
She also reported that a new video clip was recorded with
participation of stars of Armenian pop music on a new song “We and
our history”. The music is by Anita Hakhverdyan, the words by Aram
Avagyan, and 26 singers, who are well-known in Armenia, sing this
song, namely Shushan Petrosyan, Hayko, Andre, Ani-Christi. Producer
of this clip is Hrach Keshishyan.
2005 is also the year of the 5th anniversary of the UN Millennium
Declaration, which was signed by 191 counties, including Armenia. The
countries committed to reach 8 MD Goals by 2015, particularly poverty
reduction, reduction of child mortality, environmental protection,
improvement of education. A.A. -0–

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress