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PRESS RELEASE
OSCE Office in Yerevan
Mrs. Gohar Avagyan
Senior Press and Public Information Assistant
Tel: (374 10) 541062-65, ext. 108, cel. (374 91) 436389
Fax: (374 10) 541061
Email: [email protected]
89 Terian Str.
0009 Yerevan
Republic of Armenia
OSCE Yerevan Office marks Children's Day with multicultural concert
YEREVAN, 1 June 2008 - Song and dance groups belonging to the
Assyrian, Belarussian, Georgian, Greek, Yezidi, Jewish, Kurdish,
Russian and Ukrainian minority communities of Armenia performed at a
concert in Yerevan today.
The event to mark International Children's Day was organized by the
Georgian charity `Iveria' with support from the OSCE Office in
Yerevan.
`Today's concert is a good example of how to promote tolerance, mutual
respect and understanding, and to develop a cultural dialogue and
communication between the different national communities living in
Armenia,' said Silvia Pogolsa, a Human Rights Officer at the OSCE
Office.
Svetlana Namchevadze, the President of `Iveria', added: `This concert
was a good opportunity to focus on the rights of children. The event
also helped enhance the capacity of the national minority
representatives living in Armenia in preserving their culture and
identity.'
OSCE Office in Yerevan
Mrs. Gohar Avagyan
Senior Press and Public Information Assistant
Tel: (374 10) 541062-65, ext. 108, cel. (374 91) 436389
Fax: (374 10) 541061
Email: [email protected]
89 Terian Str.
0009 Yerevan
Republic of Armenia
OSCE Yerevan Office marks Children's Day with multicultural concert
YEREVAN, 1 June 2008 - Song and dance groups belonging to the
Assyrian, Belarussian, Georgian, Greek, Yezidi, Jewish, Kurdish,
Russian and Ukrainian minority communities of Armenia performed at a
concert in Yerevan today.
The event to mark International Children's Day was organized by the
Georgian charity `Iveria' with support from the OSCE Office in
Yerevan.
`Today's concert is a good example of how to promote tolerance, mutual
respect and understanding, and to develop a cultural dialogue and
communication between the different national communities living in
Armenia,' said Silvia Pogolsa, a Human Rights Officer at the OSCE
Office.
Svetlana Namchevadze, the President of `Iveria', added: `This concert
was a good opportunity to focus on the rights of children. The event
also helped enhance the capacity of the national minority
representatives living in Armenia in preserving their culture and
identity.'