COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN MINISTRIES OF CULTURE OF ARMENIA AND SLOVAKIA

Noyan Tapan

Se p 26, 2008

YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia’s and Slovakia’s
Ministers of Culture Hasmik Poghosian and Marek Madaric signed a
Cultural Cooperation Agreement on September 26. According to Hasmik
Poghosian, this was a long-awaited agreement for both countries,
as cooperation between Armenia and Slovakia developed very slowly:
cultural contacts existed at the level of individual organizations,
and now they will start developing at the state level. The sides have
already discussed a number of issues, the implementation of which
will make cultural cooperation more active.

The Minister said that already next year it is planned to organize
Days of Armenian Cinema, to organize an exhibition of S. Parajanov’s
collages in Bratislava. Tours of A. Spendiarian Academic Theater
of Opera and Ballet and of Armenian State Philharmony to Bratislava
are also planned next year. An agreement on holding Days of Armenian
Culture in Slovakia will be reached soon.

Marek Madaric, the Minister of Culture of Slovakia, said that cultural
cooperation should be the logical continuation of friendly relations
formed between the two countries. According to the Minister, the
sides will not start cooperation with large projects, but will work
stage by stage.