ARMENIANS WILL PARTICIPATE IN CELEBRATIONS OF ISTANBUL

AZG Armenian Daily

27/01/2009

International; Turkey

Turkish government has invited the Armenian community of Istanbul to
participate in celebrations to be held in 2010 under heading "Istanbul;
the cultural capital of Europe".

On the initiative of Istanbul patriarchate, an organizer committee
has been formed to coordinate different events.

According to Armenian Mirror Spectator, the members of the Committee
gathered December 2 to discuss possible proposals of the events.

Chairman of the Committee Nazar Bouyum underlined that Istanbul has
been a multicultural city, and achievements of different nations have
left their indelible traces in the history of the city.

"That is why it is necessary for our community to present itself
properly and show our contributions in the past and present. Our
culture is deeply rooted here; and a part of it is buried in
oblivion. We are obliged to reveal all that. But at the same time
we should appear with new ideas in order to strengthen our essence",
he said.