HAMAZKAYIN PRESENTS ‘FOR YOU, LEBANON’

Yerkir, Armenia
Nov 13 2006

A concert with this title and organized by the Hamazkayin Educational
and Cultural Union and the Public TV of Armenia will be staged at
the National Opera and Ballet Theater on November 17.

The concert’s aim is to extend the moral support of the Armenian
culture figures to the Lebanese Armenians and the Lebanese people
in general.

During the past 15 years, the Hamazkayin has sponsored visits of scores
of Armenian artists to Lebanon. Now they obligated to fellow-Armenians
living in Lebanon.

Lebanon is the home to the most important Diaspora community, and
Beirut has for decades been considered the unofficial capital city
of the Armenian Diaspora. The concert will be aired live on local TV
channels and will be watched by Armenians and non-Armenians as well.

The State Dance Ensemble of Armenia, the Chamber Choir, the groups
"Kadans," "Arevik," "Sayat Nova," singers Ruben Matevosian, Shushan
Petrosian, Leyla Saribekian, Hamlet Gevorgian, Arto Tunjboyajian,
Arsen Grigorian and others will perform at the concert.

The concert will be attended by National Assembly Vice-speaker Vahan
Hovhannisian as well as Member of Lebanese Parliament Hakob Bagratuni
and Lebanese Ambassador to Armenia Jibrail Jiara.

"Who should support morally Lebanon and its people if not Armenia
that has seen a war and has done everything for independence," says
Lilit Galstian, the director of the Hamazkayin’s Armenia office.