“ONE NATION, ONE CULTURE” ALL-ARMENIAN SECOND FESTIVAL TO BE HELD ON JUNE 23-30
Noyan Tapan
Mar 15 2006
YEREVAN, MARCH 15, NOYAN TAPAN. The “One Nation, One Culture”
all-Armenian second festival will be held in Armenia and Arstakh
on July 23-30 for the purpose of sterngthening and deepening the
Armenia-Diaspora cultural ties. More than 1500 artists from different
communities of Armenia, Artskakh and Diaspora will participate in
the festival. 100 mln drams (about 222 thousand U.S. dollars) were
allocated from the state budget.
As Tamar Poghsosian, the Executive Director of the “One Nation,
One Culture” fund mentioned in the interview with the Noyan Tapan
correspondent, the group regulating the festival works has already
sent official invitations to all the all-Armenian structures, and
conditions of participation in the festival were officially made
public with the help of embassies.
The “One Nation, One Culture” first festival became a national fete
and a new impulse of spiritual uniting of all the Armenians. The
festival gives possibility to present our national culture with joint
efforts and to unite round the idea of one nation, one culture, one
Fatherland,” T.Poghosian mentioned. The Executive Director of the
fund also mentioned that faults existed during the previous festival
were taken into account, and they will attempt to hold it this time
more organized.
The solemn opening ceremony of the festival took place on June 23 at
the Karen Demirchian Sports and Concert Complex. Numerous concerts,
exhibitions, theatrical performances will be organized within the
framework of the festival both in Yerevan and in RA marzes and Artsakh.
The RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Issues and the “One Nation, One
Culture” fund are the festival organizers, as well as the Armenian
General Benevolent Union and National Armenian Educational and Cultural
Union assist it.