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Armenia featured in Uzbekistan school event
by Georgiy Saakov
http://www.reporter.am/index.cfm?objectid=766FB976-12F0-11E1-8BFD0003FF3452C2
Published: Saturday November 19, 2011
Young Tashkent Armenian volunteers.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - The United Nations Day is the annual event
celebrating cultural diversity at the Tashkent International School
(TIS). For the first time Armenia was also represented with exhibits
dedicated to Armenian spiritual and cultural heritage masterpieces,
colorful printed editions and booklets about the Armenian identity and
significant Armenian places were featured.
Established in 1994, TIS serves the needs of an expanding
international population in the capital of Uzbekistan and educates
about 400 internationally-minded school students from nearly 40
countries. TIS promoted the 2011 theme for UN Day, announced by the
Secretary-General, "Ways the United Nations Makes a Difference in
Everyday Life."
The annual festival held in TIS consisted of the international
concert, wide range of activities, reflecting of the participants'
cultural diversity.
Young volunteers of the Tashkent Armenian cultural centre who helped
organize the event did their best to fill the gap left by the lack of
the Republic of Armenia diplomatic mission in Uzbekistan. With great
enthusiasm they welcomed and drew the attention of multiple visitors
to their historical Motherland.
Dozens of students who crowded this "Small Armenia", their parents,
many of them business expatriates and members of the diplomatic
community including George A. Krol, the U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan,
were acquainted with the long history of Armenian state; the history
of Armenian alphabet and Mesrob Mashtots, its creator; the unique
culture and sacred value of Armenian cross-stones Khachkars and
focused on the tragic moments in Armenian history which led to the
setting of Armenian Diaspora spread over the world.
While performing the emotional and much-loved "Khochari" the local
Armenian "Urartu" traditional ensemble of Folk Dance had been warmly
greeted by the international concert audience.
The colorful state symbols were waving everywhere in the air at the
culmination of the event. Armenian flags were also among them.
Children of various backgrounds decorated their faces with Armenian
tricolor. Hospitality, graciousness, warmth and easiness of younger
generation prevailed in the whole atmosphere.
by Georgiy Saakov
http://www.reporter.am/index.cfm?objectid=766FB976-12F0-11E1-8BFD0003FF3452C2
Published: Saturday November 19, 2011
Young Tashkent Armenian volunteers.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan - The United Nations Day is the annual event
celebrating cultural diversity at the Tashkent International School
(TIS). For the first time Armenia was also represented with exhibits
dedicated to Armenian spiritual and cultural heritage masterpieces,
colorful printed editions and booklets about the Armenian identity and
significant Armenian places were featured.
Established in 1994, TIS serves the needs of an expanding
international population in the capital of Uzbekistan and educates
about 400 internationally-minded school students from nearly 40
countries. TIS promoted the 2011 theme for UN Day, announced by the
Secretary-General, "Ways the United Nations Makes a Difference in
Everyday Life."
The annual festival held in TIS consisted of the international
concert, wide range of activities, reflecting of the participants'
cultural diversity.
Young volunteers of the Tashkent Armenian cultural centre who helped
organize the event did their best to fill the gap left by the lack of
the Republic of Armenia diplomatic mission in Uzbekistan. With great
enthusiasm they welcomed and drew the attention of multiple visitors
to their historical Motherland.
Dozens of students who crowded this "Small Armenia", their parents,
many of them business expatriates and members of the diplomatic
community including George A. Krol, the U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan,
were acquainted with the long history of Armenian state; the history
of Armenian alphabet and Mesrob Mashtots, its creator; the unique
culture and sacred value of Armenian cross-stones Khachkars and
focused on the tragic moments in Armenian history which led to the
setting of Armenian Diaspora spread over the world.
While performing the emotional and much-loved "Khochari" the local
Armenian "Urartu" traditional ensemble of Folk Dance had been warmly
greeted by the international concert audience.
The colorful state symbols were waving everywhere in the air at the
culmination of the event. Armenian flags were also among them.
Children of various backgrounds decorated their faces with Armenian
tricolor. Hospitality, graciousness, warmth and easiness of younger
generation prevailed in the whole atmosphere.