ARMENIAN KHACHKARS TO BE DISPLAYED IN LOUVRE

Arminfo

YEREVAN, APRIL 8. ARMINFO. Armenian khachkars (cross-stones) will be
displayed in Louvre within the framework of the Year of Armenia in
France, which will be held in 2006-2007.

France’s Ambassador to Armenia Henry Cuny informed ARMINFO,
French experts of the famous museum arrived in Yerevan recently,
who must select Khachkars from the funds of a number of museums of
Armenia for the Louvre. Numerous cultural arrangements, as well as
trade exhibitions of food and other products made in Armenia will be
organized within the framework of the Year of Armenia in France. The
ambassador mentioned that the apricot will become the main fruit symbol
of Armenia, as Armenian apricots are famous for its flavouring quality
already all over the world. Henry Cuny mentioned that the holding
of the Year will help to present wide sections of the population of
France with rich culture of Armenia, which, in its turn, will attract
the interest of the French to visit Armenia. “Armenia is one of the
most stable countries of the world”, the ambassador mentioned.