ISSUES ON EXPANSION OF ARMENIAN-FRENCH COOPERATION IN CULTURAL SPHERE DISCUSSED
ARMENPRESS
Oct 20, 2009
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 20, ARMENPRESS: Armenian Culture Minister
Hasmik Poghosyan met October 18 in Paris with French Culture and
Telecommunication Minister Frederick Miteran. Armenian Foreign
Ministry’s Media and Information Department told Armenpress that
during the meeting the ministers referred to Armenian-French active
cultural cooperation since the signing of relevant agreement in 1995,
highly underscoring the importance of Year of Armenia in France. The
interlocutors discussed opportunities of expanding cooperation and
deepening the opportunities.
During the conversation an agreement has been reached to sign new
circle agreement in which the spheres presenting interest will be
registered. In this respect Armenia is interested in joint cinema
production in the direction of which works are being carried put
to establish relevant legal base. The Armenian minister invited her
French counterpart to Armenia.
Informing that in 2012 Armenia will be marking the 500th anniversary of
its printed book, Armenian minister asked France’s support in the issue
of recognition of Yerevan in UNESCO as international capital of book.
Issues on joint cinema production and cooperation issues were discussed
at October 19 meeting of the minister with the chairman of the Union
of Cinema Figures of France Alen Terzyan and consultant of French
culture minister on cinema affairs Fran?ois Hyurar.