DAYS OF RUSSIAN WORD OFFICIALLY STARTED IN YEREVAN
ArmInfo
2007-09-12 13:09:00
The Days of Russian Word in Armenia, organized within the frames
of Russian language Year, being held by the decree of the Russian
President Vladimir Putin, officially started in Yerevan today.
Opening ceremony of the Russian Word Days took place in the building
of National Academy of Science. Representaives of the Armenian and
Russian writers’ unions, literature and scientific community took part
in opening. As the head of Armenian writers’ union Levon Ananyan said,
holding of the Year of Armenia in Russian in 2006 promoted raising
of the image of our country in the eyes of Russians and creating its
positive face. The leader of the Russian Society of Friendship and
Cooperation with Armenia, Viktor Krivopuskov, said before opening of
the Russian Word Days in Armenia they implemented the great work on
publishing the works of the Armenian writers and poets in Russian.
Today Treaty on Friendship and Cooperation between writers’ unions
of Armenia and Russia was also signed.