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Cultural exchanges a top priority for Armenia's new ambassador to Japan
news.am
August 23, 2012 | 05:12
TOKYO. - Grant Pogosyan, who was appointed Armenia's Ambassador to
Japan in July, said his mission is to promote further bilateral
cultural exchanges, The Japan Times writes.
In a courtesy call Tuesday to The Japan Times, Pogosyan, who in the
last 21 years taught computer science and math at Tokyo's
InternationalChristianUniversity, stressed the importance of cultural
and educational exchanges, especially among young people.
Pogosyan said that although Armenia is drawing more Japanese tourists
in recent years, the landlocked mountainous country in the South
Caucasus region of Eurasia is `still not widely known in Japan.'
Noting that The Armenian Little Singers choir toured Japan for the
first time in July and sang Armenian folk songs from the fifth century
and religious music - while also singing modern music and jazz - Pogosyan
said Armenia and Japan share a commonality in that `both countries try
to protect its unique traditional culture while building a modern
society.'
From: A. Papazian
news.am
August 23, 2012 | 05:12
TOKYO. - Grant Pogosyan, who was appointed Armenia's Ambassador to
Japan in July, said his mission is to promote further bilateral
cultural exchanges, The Japan Times writes.
In a courtesy call Tuesday to The Japan Times, Pogosyan, who in the
last 21 years taught computer science and math at Tokyo's
InternationalChristianUniversity, stressed the importance of cultural
and educational exchanges, especially among young people.
Pogosyan said that although Armenia is drawing more Japanese tourists
in recent years, the landlocked mountainous country in the South
Caucasus region of Eurasia is `still not widely known in Japan.'
Noting that The Armenian Little Singers choir toured Japan for the
first time in July and sang Armenian folk songs from the fifth century
and religious music - while also singing modern music and jazz - Pogosyan
said Armenia and Japan share a commonality in that `both countries try
to protect its unique traditional culture while building a modern
society.'
From: A. Papazian