Great Russian culture treasured by Armenians

ITAR-TASS News Agency
TASS
April 26, 2004 Monday

By Tigran Liloyan

YEREVAN

Armenian President Robert Kocharyan addressed a message of greetings
to participants in the Russian Culture Days in Armenia, that begin on
Tuesday. The president believes, “This is a remarkable event in
Armenia’s cultural life”.

“Great Russian culture is treasured by every Armenian”, the president
notes. He remarked that works of Armenian writers, poets, composers
and artists are well known and appreciated in Russia.

“Armenian-Russian cultural ties have the history dating back many
centuries and, I am sure, have good prospects”, the Armenian
president noted.

“Friendship and spiritual closeness of our peoples have been
accumulated by many generations “, the message says. “The deepening
and development of cooperation based on this legacy, the treasuring
of traditions is the boon we must preserve for the succeeding
generations, Kocharyan pointed out.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS