Joint Concert by British and Armenian Military Bands in Yerevan

UK Government News
July 1, 2017 Saturday 10:23 PM EST


Joint Concert by British and Armenian Military Bands in Yerevan



U.K., July 1 -- The UK Government made the following announcement:

Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Establishment of Diplomatic
Relations between the UK and Armenia

On June 23, The Salamanca Band and the Bugles of The Rifles of the UK
Ministry of Defence performed a joint concert with the Honour Guard
Unit and the Military Band of the General Staff of the Armenia
Ministry of Defence at Freedom Square in Yerevan, Armenia.

The UK and Armenia Ministries of Defence organised the concert as part
of the celebrations of the 25th anniversary of establishment of
diplomatic relations between the two countries. The Minister of
Defence of the Republic of Armenia Vigen Sargsyan, Deputy Minister of
Foreign Relations Garen Nazarian and Her Majesty's Ambassador to
Armenia Judith Farnworth attended the event.

Ambassador Farnworth mentioned in her opening remarks:

Over the last 25 years the United Kingdom and the Republic of Armenia
have developed strong partnerships in a range of areas - political,
economic, commercial, cultural, and, of course, defence. The UK is
committed to building on these strong foundations by further
developing our cooperation for the benefit of Armenia and the United
Kingdom.

The Deputy Foreign Minister Garen Nazarian said:

Not incidentally, we are commencing the celebrations with a cultural
event. These type of events are aimed at promoting mutual
understanding and increasing contacts between our societies.

Mr Nazarian also underlined that the two countries cooperate
successfully in the bilateral and multilateral formats, focusing on
the challenges threatening the international community and the issues
related to addressing them. He expressed hope that the positive
dynamics of close cooperation will be maintained through joint efforts
and the interstate dialogue will be raised to a qualitatively new
level.

The sight of the two military bands drew large crowds of appreciative
onlookers who enjoyed the performance of classic and popular British
and Armenian tunes.

Besides this concert, the British military band also performed at the
Yerevan State Conservatory and during the Queen's Birthday Party in
Armenia.

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