RUSSIAN HIGH-RANKER SUPPORTS HIGH-CLASS TV PROGRAMS IN ARMENIA

ARKA
April 24, 2008

YEREVAN, April 24. /ARKA/. In response to RA Prime Minister Tigran
Sargsyan’s proposal, Head of the RF Federal Agency for Culture and
Cinematography Mikhail Shvydkoy expressed his willingness assist
the elaboration of a concept of creating high-quality TV programs on
culture in Armenia.

The press service of the RA Government reports that the RA Premier
pointed out the necessity for Armenia’s TV companies to demonstrate
popular cultural programs. Sargsyan informed Mr. Shvydkoy that he had
issued an instruction to elaborate a concept and would be happy to
get the Russian official’s support in elaborating and implementing
the document.

Mikhail Shvydkoy accepted the proposal and stated his readiness to
contribute to this process.

The RA Premier pointed out that culture is of high importance for
the countries integration in various fields.

Svydkoy welcomed the fact that the RA Premier attaches high importance
to culture. He expressed his gratitude for the RA Government’s
assistance in organizing seasons of Russian culture in Armenia.

He said that seasons of Armenian culture are to be organized in Russia
as well. Shvydkoy expressed the confidence that it will become a
tradition in the future.

The sides also discussed the necessity for implementing cultural
programs, especially programs for young people, as the young generation
has not yet formed an idea of the two peoples’ rich cultural heritage.

Shvydkoy pointed out that cultural cooperation can also be developed
within the CIS Humanitarian Cooperation Fund.

Premier Sargsyan said that Armenia is interested in further education
and probation of Armenian students, which has successfully been
organized at Russia’s higher schools of art, as well as in the
organization of master classes.

The sides pointed out the importance of high-level implementation
of cultural projects coordinated by Armenia – an International
Humanitarian Festival of Russian-language radio broadcasts, the
conference of the CIS and Baltic States "Translation as a field of
cultural attraction", as well as the publication of a catalogue of
writers of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

The seasons of Russian culture in Armenia are to be opened in mid-May.

The theaters of Pyotor Fomenko and Armen Jigarkhanyan are to perform
plays in Yerevan. The Chekhov Arts Theater (Moscow) is to stage Hamlet
as part of the Shakespeare Festival.

A meeting in commemoration of the renowned Armenian composer Mikael
Tariverdiyev "Seventeen Moments of Spring" will be held. The soloists
of the Kremlin Ballet will perform a gala concert.