RECITATION CHILDREN-YOUTH REPUBLICAN FIRST CONTEST-FESTIVAL UNDER THE NA SPEAKER PATRONAGE ENDS

National Assembly of RA
Nov 30 2009
Armenia

In the framework of the programme of Open Doors of the National
Assembly under the patronage of Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan, Speaker of
the National Assembly, RA Ministry of Culture, Metaksya Simonyan and
New Cultural Policy funds Recitation Children-Youth Republican First
Contest-Festival was held, which was dedicated to the Armenian National
Poetry. 6000 students of 11-17 ages from all provinces of Armenia,
Yerevan, Javakhk and Nagorno Karabakh have already participated in the
school and provincial stages of the festival. RA NA Speaker Mr. Hovik
Abrahamyan also attended the provincial phases.

On November 26 in Yerevan, at Gabriel Sundukian State National
Academic Theatre the final phase of the festival was held. RA NA
Speaker Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan, RA First Lady Mrs. Rita Sargsyan, NA Vice
Speakers Arevik Petrosyan and Samvel Nikoyan, Head Ararat Patriarchal
Diocese Navasard Archbishop Kchoyan, NA deputies, cultural figures
and others attended that event. Chairman of NA Standing Committee
on Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Mr. Artak Dvatyan,
RA Deputy Minister of Culture Mr. Davit Muradyan, RA Honoured Actress
Silva Yuzbashyan, RA People’s Artist Vladimir Abajyan. As a result
of unbiased assessment of the jury, from 80 participants, who passed
to the final phase, 17 participants had opportunity to take part in
the gala concert and received diplomas and many prizes.

RA NA Speaker Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan handed over awards to the winners.

3 participants of 11-13 ages and 14-17 ages received first, second
and third prizes. The participants, who won the third place, received
a music center, the second place – a television, and those had the
first place – a computer. The participant, who won the NA Speaker’s
special prize, also received a computer.

Congratulating the young reciters, RA NA Speaker Mr. Hovik Abrahamyan
highlighted the conduct of the festival, once again ensuring that
the festival gave its positive result: "Some people were approaching
the conduct of this festival with distrust, thinking that it won’t
have public sounding. However, for everybody’s joy, many actively
participated in this festival, for which I am excited." He reminded
that last time a recital festival was held in 1973, and this festival
would become a tradition and have continuation. "I am sure that a
big number of schoolchildren will take part in these festivals,
the sisters and brothers, classmates of these participants. All
this is done for promoting a love of poetry, literature for future
generation." Mr. Abrahamyan in his speech thanked all the organizers
of the festival, the unbiased jury, urging the teachers to choose
kinder, brighter and lighter literary works.