FIRST STAGE OF "AREVORDI" REGIONAL ECOLOGICAL FESTIVAL TO COMPLETE WITH TREE PLANTING ON APRIL 12

Noyan Tapan
Apr 12 2007

YEREVAN, APRIL 12, NOYAN TAPAN. An ecological march was held in the
capital on April 11, the last but one day of the "Arevordi" (Sunchild)
first regional ecological festival started at the same time in six
settlements of Armenia, Garni, Goghtn, Dilijan, Gyumri, Urtsadzor and
Yerevan. The march was held with participation of representatives
of ecological public organizations and schoolchildren arrived from
marzes. The participants walked from Matenadaran (Armenian repository
of ancient manuscrips) to the Azatutian (Liberty) square with posters
on the ecological theme, giving seeds of flowers to by-passers.

The children participated on the same day in the April march prepared
in Azatutian square nests for birds (to place in parks), sculptures
from plastic dishes, painted posters on ecological themes.

Hasmik Hovhannisian, the Director of the festival programs stated
that the first stage of the festival will complete on April 12,
in Nor Nork, with tree planting.

H. Hovhannisian also stated that the second stage of the "Arevordi"
festival held in Armenia on the initiative of the Fund for Protection
of Wild Nature and Cultural Values will take place on October 6-10:
a film festival in which representatives of Turkey, Georgia, Iran,
Russia, Azerbaijan will participate will be organized in those days.