2009 DECLARED AS YEAR OF BULGARIA IN ARMENIA
ARMENPRESS
Jan 19, 2008
YEREVAN, JANUARY 19, ARMENPRESS: The year of 2009 is declared as Year
of Bulgaria in Armenia and in 2010 in Bulgaria Year of Armenia will
be declared.
Armenian Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan told Armenpress that by
the end of January the program suggestion of the Bulgarian side will
be received: in the initial negotiations all the spheres have been
included – exhibitions, big concert programs, opera, ethnographic
performances.
The minister said that during the organization of events of Year
of Armenia in Bulgaria the experience and success of the conduction
of Year of Armenia in France will be taken into consideration. The
concept of conduction of the events of the year is being developed
with the agreement of the two sides. The Bulgarian side may suggest
its viewpoints over forming new model. In respect of quality, the
index of success of Armenian Year in France will be preserved.
H. Poghosyan said that this year weeks of Armenian culture will be
organized in Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Egypt. In the end of January
Armenian cultural days will be conducted in India. Yerevan H. Tumanyan
State Puppet Theatre and musicians of Al. Spendiaryan Opera and Ballet
National Academic Theatre will leave for India with a cultural program.
In Armenia Chinese cultural program as well as youth program from
Germany will be presented. With France and Italy specialists’ exchange
programs will be carried out.
The minister said that the biggest program in Armenia will be the
conduction of Dolphin Games. Armenia takes the baton as a regular
country and as far as Armenian young people always participated in
the games on high level, Armenia is responsible for a high-level
organization of the games. In October delegations from about 11
countries will arrive in Armenia.