SEASON OF RUSSIAN CULTURE TO BE HELD IN ARMENIA IN JUNE
Noyan Tapan
April 23, 2008
YEREVAN, APRIL 23, NOYAN TAPAN. During the April 23 meeting of RA
President Serge Sargsian and Head of RF Federal Agency of Culture and
Cinematography Mikhail Shvidkoy, the interlocutors attached importance
to the 2008 cultural cooperation memorandum between the RA Ministry
of Culture and RF Federal Agency of Culture and Cinematography to be
signed the same day, as well as the Season of Russian Culture already
planned in Armenia in June 2008.
According to the report provided to Noyan Tapan by the RA President’s
Press Office, S. Sargsian considering preservation and expansion of
cultural ties as one of the most important components of cooperation
mentioned the necessity to make active contacts between cultural
figures.
M. Shvidkoy touched upon active and dynamically developing
Armenian-Russian cultural relations mentioning that Armenia works
actively in the CIS Humanitarian Cooperation Council. He said that at
present he discusses the issue of implementation of joint children’s
and youth programs with his Armenian colleagues.