100 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 16 COUNTRIES GATHER IN ARMENIA FOR INTERNATIONAL YOUTH INTER-CULTURAL FESTIVAL
ARMENPRESS
Aug 22, 2008
TSAKHKADZOR, AUGUST 22, ARMENPRESS: About 100 young people from France,
Poland Egypt, China, Lithuania, Greece, Romania, India and other
countries, have gathered in the Armenian resort town of Tsakhkadzor
for an international youth inter-cultural festival titled "Dialogue
of Cultures.’ The festival opened on August 21.
Young representatives of Yezidi and Assyrian communities of Armenia
are also among its participants. The Armenian culture is presented
by young people from Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh.
Deputy youth and sport minister Arthur Poghosian said this is the
second festival which he said is included in the plan of actions of
the CIS Youth Issues Council and is carried out in the context of
the Council of Europe and EU 2007-2008 priorities.
The goal of this event is to promote maintenance of inter-cultural
diversity and help young people to step up their involvement in this
process. The festival aims to gather under one shelter representatives
of different cultures and different ethnic groups to give them an
avenue to show their culture, traditions and customs.
The festival is organized by the Armenian youth and sports issues
ministry in cooperation with the Center for Youth Events, International
Center for Inter-Cultural Studies, Education and Dialogue and
Pan-Armenian Youth Center Foundation.
The government released 18 million Drams to support the festival that
will run through August 27.