PERSIAN FAMOUS POET AND TRANSLATOR, ARMENOLOGIST AHMAD NURIZADE AWARDED MEDAL OF WRITERS’ UNION OF ARMENIA

Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Sept 11 2006

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. "One of famous
and modern poets of Iran, Ahmad Nurizade, irrevocably tied his life
with the Armenian literature, Armenian culture," Levon Ananian, the
Chairman of the Writers’ Union of Armenia mentioned at the September 8
event dedicated to the 40th anniversary of Persian poet and translator
Ahmad Nurizade’s literary activity.

Levon Ananian mentioned that Nurizade’s translations from Armenian
into Persian make dozens of volumes. In his words, according to
Persian mass media, the Armenian literature and culture are better
known in Iran than the Chinese ones, owing to Nurizade’s works. In
words of the Chairman of the Writers’ Union of Armenia, Ahmad Nurizade
is today being recognized as founder of the Armenology in the Persian
language in Iran. He is also the only non-Armenian poet in the world,
who writes in Armenian, and Nurizade’s "Masis is not a Mountain"
poem has been involved in Armenian text-books. In words of Reza Atufi,
the Culture Advisor of the IRI Embassy to Armenia, Nurizade is one of
those best literary figures who make great efforts in the literary
spheres of both Armenia and Iran. R.Atufi appreciated and attached
importance to Nurizade’s role in the affair of establishing friendship
between the two countries. In Ahmad Nurizade’s words, poetry of no
nation is published in Iran with such a volume and number as the
Armenians’ poetry. "The Armenian people deserves it as this people
is owner of centuries-old and rich culture and occupies its special
place in the world civilization," the poet mentioned. At the end of
the event Levon Ananian awarded Ahmad Nurizade medal of the Writers’
Union of Armenia for the literary contribution.