Cameraman Mesrop Avetisyan

Is suffering the result of denying the existence of God or rejecting God?  Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this. 

At the invitation of Sergey Smbatyan, Christopher Alder, the winner of ten Grammy Awards, sound director and music producer, was in Yerevan.  He recorded works by Armenian composers performed by the State Orchestra of Armenia.  Christopher Alder spoke with Anahit Margaryan at the "Artfocus" pavilion about the peculiarities of the recording industry, the experience of working at Deutsche Gramophone and other topics.

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After the visits of the President of the European Council Charles Michel to Yerevan and then to Baku, a half-hearted, half-ironic thought was voiced in the public discourse: "Armenia is between Lavrov and Michel." Where is Armenia in real?  Iranian scholar Vardan Voskanyan and American scholar Suren Sargsyan are discussing. The conversation is conducted by Anna Sargsyan.

We are discussing the new strategy of science and education with literary critic Siranush Dvoyan.

Did Jesus fail to choose Judas? Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this. 

The Bible Society of Armenia has organized an ecumenical summer camp at the "Tsitsernak" camp of the Gugark Diocese.

Through the efforts of Father Mkhitar Aharonyan, Pastor of Tegher, the "Tagharan" ensemble of ancient music, and the Yerevan State Chamber Choir, hymns were sung in Holy Mother of God Church, dedicated to the fallen soldiers of the homeland.

What are the key changes that have taken place at the Yerevan Komitas Conservatory in the last two and a half years?  At what stage are the discussions on the project of reviewing the salaries of lecturers and turning the conservatory from a SNCO into a fund? How can our music professionals be kept in our country in a highly competitive environment?  Rector Sona Hovhannisyan of the Yerevan State Conservatory and Director of the Opera Studio of the Conservatory Hayk Vardanyan were hosted by Anahit Margaryan at the "Artfocus" pavilion.

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Is there a crisis of national identity after the loss of the most part of Artsakh? In the case of current state security risks, is there a question as to why the state is needed? Ethnographer Mkhitar Gabrielyan and lawyer Narek Van Ashughatoyan are discussing.

Why did Judas betray Jesus?  Out of frustration, out of love for money, or out of temptation to do evil? Rev. Fr. Archimandrite Ruben Zargaryan speaks on this.