Armenian president decrees holding year of Armenia in France

Public Television of Armenia, Yerevan
25 Nov 04

Armenian President Robert Kocharyan has signed a decree on setting
up a state commission to coordinate the preparations for holding the
year of Armenia in France in 2006-2007 [as heard].

Armenian Prime Minister Andranik Markaryan was appointed chairman of
the commission.

The foreign minister, Vardan Oskanyan, the chairman of the board of
directors of Armenian Public Television and Radio Aleksan Arutyunyan,
the Armenian ambassador to France, Eduard Nalbandyan, the culture
minister, Ovik Oveyan, the director of Matenadaran [Manuscripts
Institute], Sen Arevshatyan, and others are members of the commission.