A two-day program was held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on October 28-29, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of academician and linguist Harkia Echarian and the 100th anniversary of Republic Square in Yerevan. As part of the events, the scientific conference "Life is Science: Harkia Aharyan" was held, the exhibition "Square and Time: Beyond the Future" was opened with about 40 archival photographs on the history of Republic Square and a collection of national costumes from the Batrian Cultural Center. The evening ended with a festive concert by the chamber choir over the country and the jazz trio of Vahagn Hayrapetyan, which presented jazz arrangements of Armenian folk songs.

A two-day program was held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris on October 28-29, dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the birth of academician and linguist Harkia Echarian and the 100th anniversary of Republic Square in Yerevan. As part of the events, the scientific conference "Life is Science: Harkia Aharyan" was held, the exhibition "Square and Time: Beyond the Future" was opened with about 40 archival photographs on the history of Republic Square and a collection of national costumes from the Batrian Cultural Center. The evening ended with a festive concert by the chamber choir over the country and the jazz trio of Vahagn Hayrapetyan, which presented jazz arrangements of Armenian folk songs.