HOLDING OF EVENTS WITHIN FRAMEWORK OF YEAR OF ARMENIA STARTS IN NICE AND VANDY

Noyan Tapan
Oct 30 2006

YEREVAN, OCTOBER 30, NOYAN TAPAN. On October 27, RA Ambassador to
France Edvard Nalbandian and Vandy Regional Council Chairman, French
National Assembly member Philippe de Villier solemnly opened Armenia’s
Treasures exhibition in France, with which the start of Year of Armenia
was marked in Vandy. Speaking at the solemn event with participation
of thousands of Frenchmen, the Ambassador of Armenia expressed special
satisfaction with the fact that Year of Armenia is held not only in
big French cities or cities famous for French Armenians, but in the
depth of French, Vandy, where our country will be first presented to
the local people. "It is such events that contribute to immediate
and warm communication between Armenian and French peoples," the
Ambassador said. As NT was informed from RA Foreign Ministry Press
and Information Department, on October 26, Nalbandian and Mayor
of Nice solemnly opened Year of Armenia in Nice. Nice had received
only five counries before – U.S., Great Britain, Italy, Germany and
Canada. According to agreement between the Ambassador and the Mayor,
the events dedicated to Year of Armenia will last in Nice for a whole
year and will include the most various aspects of Armenian culture:
music, choreography, photography, cinema, cuisine, innovatory and
modern art, etc. The solemn opening ceremony organized at Nice Mayor’s
Office was followed by Ambassador’s and Mayor’s press conference,
during which program of several dozens of events planned within the
framework of Year of Armenia in Nice were presented. To recap, Year
of Armenia in France started at Garnier Opera House of Paris where RA
Ambassador to France E.Nalbandian organized a reception on October 18,
in which besides 2500 invitees, Armenian delegation led by RA Prime
Minister Andranik Margarian also took part. The official program of
Year of Armenia in France includes more than 500 events in 125 French
cities and another 200 events are planned beyond the official program.