EXHIBITION OF ARMENIAN ARCHITECTURAL AND CULTURAL MONUMENTS IN UKRAINE OPENS IN KIEV
Noyan Tapan
Armenians Today
Dec 04 2006
KIEV, DECEMBER 4, NOYAN TAPAN – ARMENIANS TODAY. An exhibition entitled
"Monuments of Armenian Architecture and Culture in Ukraine" opened
in the building of the Paiters’ Union of Ukraine on November 30,
under the patronage of the Embassy of Armenia to Ukraine. As Noyan
Tapan was informed by the RA Foreign Ministry’s Press and Information
Department, the exhibition was organized by the Ministry of Culture
and Tourism of Ukraine, State Committee on Nations and Migration
Issues, "Druzhba" (frienship) cultural-enlightenment center, Union of
Armenians of Ukraine and "Nairi" Armenian cultural center. Greeting
those present, Armen Khachatrian, the Ambassador of Armenia to Ukraine,
presented the centuries-old history of the Armenian-Ukrainian ties,
attaching importance to the two peoples’ cultural ties. The First
Deputy Chairman of the Painters’ Union of Ukraine, the Director of
the "Druzhba" cultural-enlightenment center, the Director of the
"Nairi" Armenian cultural center, etc. addressed greeting speeches
to participants of the opening ceremony of the exhibition.
Works of Armenian and Ukrainian painters picturing churches,
monasteries, other monuments spread in Ukraine are presented at
the exhibition.