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ARMENIAN KHACHKARS TO BE EXHIBITED IN LOUVRE WITHIN YEAR OF ARMENIA

09.04.2005 03:19

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Within the Year of Armenia, to be held in France in
2006-2007, Armenian Khachkars will be exhibited in Louvre, Arminfo
agency reported. In the words of French Ambassador to Armenia Henry
Cuny, French experts of the renowned museum have arrived in Yerevan the
other day. Along with Armenian colleagues they will choose Khachkars
from the funds of a range of Armenian museums to be exhibited in
Louvre. The Ambassador noted that within the Year not only many
cultural events, but also trade exhibitions of foodstuffs and other
Armenian produce will be organized in France. The Ambassador emphasized
that the main fruit symbol of Armenia will be the apricot. At that
he emphasized that “Armenian apricots are known for their taste
throughout the globe.” Henry Cuny noted that the holding of the Year
will allow presenting the culture of Armenia, accumulated in the
course of centuries, to wide strata of the population of France,
which in its turn will encourage the interest of the Frenchmen to
visit Armenia. “Armenia is one of most stable countries of the world
and it is most suitable for developing tourism,” the French Ambassador
to Armenia noted.