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PRESIDENT SERZH SARGSYAN RECEIVED THE WORLD-FAMOUS FRENCH ACTOR GERARD DEPARDIEU
President.am
Sept 6 2010
Armenia
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the world-famous French
actor Gerard Depardieu who has arrived to Armenia in the framework
of the Second International Karot festival.
Welcoming the renowned guest, President Sargsyan expressed gratitude
to all those who promote the Armenian culture. According to Serzh
Sargsyan, the very participation of Gerard Depardieu in this festival
is great support for the Armenian culture.
"We, Armenians are in general very emotional people. We view ourselves
as a culture-loving nation and believe that culture is the core of our
national identity. We constantly receive impulses and signals from that
core, from our the roots and these signals sustain our resilience,"
the President of Armenia said, stressing that there is hardly anyone
in Armenia who wouldn't know Gerard Depardieu.
At the meeting with the President of Armenia, the famous actor noted
that he knows very well all those Armenians living in France who
survived the Genocide and their descendents. "I am too very proud and
thankful to be here, in Armenia. Here I feel like an Armenian. With
time I came to know many Armenians living in France, who after the
Genocide of 1915 were able to go on living and rebuilt their lives
thanks to their culture and resilience. I know all the members
of the Armenian community and their children. They are directors
and film makers like Anri Vernoy, artists like Jansem, singer and
composers like Charles Aznavour. That's why I responded with pleasure
to the invitation of the Armenian Fund for Cultural Development,
especially after seeing pictures of your country. When a country has
such long-established traditions and amazing geography it means that
the Armenians have a very tolerant, generous and rich nature."
From: A. Papazian
President.am
Sept 6 2010
Armenia
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the world-famous French
actor Gerard Depardieu who has arrived to Armenia in the framework
of the Second International Karot festival.
Welcoming the renowned guest, President Sargsyan expressed gratitude
to all those who promote the Armenian culture. According to Serzh
Sargsyan, the very participation of Gerard Depardieu in this festival
is great support for the Armenian culture.
"We, Armenians are in general very emotional people. We view ourselves
as a culture-loving nation and believe that culture is the core of our
national identity. We constantly receive impulses and signals from that
core, from our the roots and these signals sustain our resilience,"
the President of Armenia said, stressing that there is hardly anyone
in Armenia who wouldn't know Gerard Depardieu.
At the meeting with the President of Armenia, the famous actor noted
that he knows very well all those Armenians living in France who
survived the Genocide and their descendents. "I am too very proud and
thankful to be here, in Armenia. Here I feel like an Armenian. With
time I came to know many Armenians living in France, who after the
Genocide of 1915 were able to go on living and rebuilt their lives
thanks to their culture and resilience. I know all the members
of the Armenian community and their children. They are directors
and film makers like Anri Vernoy, artists like Jansem, singer and
composers like Charles Aznavour. That's why I responded with pleasure
to the invitation of the Armenian Fund for Cultural Development,
especially after seeing pictures of your country. When a country has
such long-established traditions and amazing geography it means that
the Armenians have a very tolerant, generous and rich nature."
From: A. Papazian