WRITERS' UNION OFFERS CONDUCTION OF "ARMENIAN CULTURE 2020" CONFERENCE
ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 21, 2011
YEREVAN
Armenian Writers' Union is planning to implement cooperation programs
in 2012 with Georgia, Iran, Russia, Romania, Germany, etc. Chairman of
the Union Levon Ananyan summed up at a news conference today the 2011
activity of the union and pointed out the activities of the coming
year. The sixth congress of the union is expected to be conducted
in April 2012 on the opening days of the "Yerevan - World Capital of
Book" event.
"The progress for the union in the passing year is obvious, but there
are a number of programs which will be implemented in the coming
year because of overwork during this year," Ananyan said speaking
to Armenpress.
During the passing year the Union has carried out a number of events,
organized meetings of teachers of Armenian language and literature
with writers, literature critics. It has also organized "I am friend
of book" marathon, 4th conference of Armenian writers creating in
foreign languages and the scientific sitting of young writers.
"The first problem of literature is making book reach the public,
propagate literature," he said, adding that the reading crisis is a
painful tendency and for overcoming it, it is necessary to propagate
literature among the young people. During 2011 the Union published
80 multi-genre books.
Ananian said the Union keeps under limelight the assistance to the
young writers as well as active cooperation with the Diaspora writers.
The Union has offered the Ministry of Culture to conduct "Armenian
Culture 2020" conference, which he said will give an opportunity to
outline the prospects of the Armenian culture.
ARMENPRESS
DECEMBER 21, 2011
YEREVAN
Armenian Writers' Union is planning to implement cooperation programs
in 2012 with Georgia, Iran, Russia, Romania, Germany, etc. Chairman of
the Union Levon Ananyan summed up at a news conference today the 2011
activity of the union and pointed out the activities of the coming
year. The sixth congress of the union is expected to be conducted
in April 2012 on the opening days of the "Yerevan - World Capital of
Book" event.
"The progress for the union in the passing year is obvious, but there
are a number of programs which will be implemented in the coming
year because of overwork during this year," Ananyan said speaking
to Armenpress.
During the passing year the Union has carried out a number of events,
organized meetings of teachers of Armenian language and literature
with writers, literature critics. It has also organized "I am friend
of book" marathon, 4th conference of Armenian writers creating in
foreign languages and the scientific sitting of young writers.
"The first problem of literature is making book reach the public,
propagate literature," he said, adding that the reading crisis is a
painful tendency and for overcoming it, it is necessary to propagate
literature among the young people. During 2011 the Union published
80 multi-genre books.
Ananian said the Union keeps under limelight the assistance to the
young writers as well as active cooperation with the Diaspora writers.
The Union has offered the Ministry of Culture to conduct "Armenian
Culture 2020" conference, which he said will give an opportunity to
outline the prospects of the Armenian culture.