ARMENIAN ARCHITECTURE AND THE 21ST CENTURY
Gita Elibekyan
"Radiolur"
21.04.2009 14:07
The "Armenian Architecture and the 21st Century" conference, featuring
about 150 architects from Armenia and Diaspora, kicked off in Yerevan
today. The objective of the conference is to unite the Armenian
architects of the world, ensure exchange of experience between the
specialists from Armenia and Diaspora.
Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan delivered an opening speech at
the conference. The Prime Minister stated, in part: "Taking into
consideration the contemporary geopolitical developments and the
opportunities provided by international law, I have no doubt that the
conference will deeply analyze the problems existing in the sphere
and find rational ways of their solution.
The Armenian Constitution states that within the framework of the
principles and norms of international law Armenia contributes to the
reinforcement of ties with the Diaspora, the preservation of Armenian
historical and cultural values in foreign countries.
"Dear architects, with your flight of thought, with your activity you
participate in the creation of those values. Therefore you should
participate in their preservation. We need to work out a strategy
to determine the activities of the State of Armenia, the Armenian
Diaspora communities and various structures in order to be able to
jointly register, ratify, maintain and protect the histori cal-cultural
legacy the Armenian people has created over millennia."