President Serzh Sargsyan meets film director and musician Emir Kusturica

armradio.am
06.03.2010 14:44

President Serzh Sargsyan today received world-known film director and
musician Emir Kusturica, who gave his first concert in Armenia with
`The No Smoking Orchestra.’

`It’s a great pleasure to host you on Armenian soil. Your visit is a
significant event for our country. Our peoples have much in common,
and your art and music are dear to our people,’ President Sargsyan
said.

Emir Kusturica shared his impressions from the first visit to Armenia.
`Armenia is a very beautiful country. Our peoples have much in common
as regards the tragic past. I’m very glad for the visit, which
provides an opportunity to express my feelings about all this and
reinforce the friendship between our nations,’ the famous
film-director noted.

Emir Kusturica informed Serzh Sargsyan about his future plans. He said
he would do his best to support the Armenian `Golden Apricot’ Film
Festival.