DAYS OF YEREVAN TO BE HELD IN MOSCOW IN SEPTEMBER
YEREVAN, JULY 17, NOYAN TAPAN. On July 9, the festival of Apricot
and Duduk (Armenian national pipe) was held at the Moscow "Hermitage"
garden within the framework of the Year of Armenia in Russia. It was
organized with the assistance of the Armenian Embassy in the Russian
Federation, Mayor Offices of Yerevan and Moscow. Armenian and Russian
variety singers as well as dancing groups took part in the festival.
As Arman Sahakian, Deputy Mayor of Yerevan informed at the July
17 press conference, Days of Yerevan will also be held in Moscow in
September during which many cultural events as well as festival headed
under the title Voske Nur ("Golden Pomegranate") will be organized. The
Armenian Navy Band vanguard-folk jazz group headed by Arto Tunjboyajian
will also perform concerts in Moscow duing the Days of Yerevan.
A.Sahakian also informed that many cultural events connected with
the 15th anniversary of independence of Armenia will be held in
Yerevan on the initiative of Mayor’s Office. The "Erebuni-Yerevan"
celebration will take place in October.