ARMENIAN CHILDREN PARTICIPATE IN FESTIVAL “LET’S CHANGE WORLD FOR THE
BETTER” HELD IN “ARTEK”

YEREVAN, August 11 (Noyan Tapan). The Armenian delegation also
participated in the festival “Let’s Change World for the Better” held
in the “Artek” international camp from July 15 to August 4. Arsen
Soghomonian, Chief of the Department on Youth Policies of the RA
Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs, said during the August 10 press
conference that for the fourth year in succession the festival makes
it its aim to contribute to mutual acquaintance with the national
traditions and customs, the establishmnet of friendly relations
between children of different nationalities, creating in different
spheres of art: the decorative-applied arts, vocal, ethnographic,
musical, dance and in the sphere of painting. 20 out of 50 Armenian
children aged 11-15, who submitted applications for participation in
the festival, were selected: members of the “Nane” show-ballet,
participants of the “Melanzh” trio, laureates of the Fund of V.
Spivakov, participants of different international competitions.

According to Narine Topalian, Artistic Director of “Nane”, Armenian
children took an active part in the competitions organized during the
festival and received many diplomas. And the performance of the
“Melanzh” trio so delighted the audience that it was invited to
perform with concerts in the neighboring camps. The Armenian children
also performed with concerts in the yard of the Armenian church of
Yalta. Narine Topalian also said that in “Artek” there were
disagreements with the delegation of Azerbaijan, which treated it
badly with the children from Armenia. But members of the Ukrainian
delegation warned them that “Artek” is a children’s camp, and children
are connected with politics in no way.