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Armen Ashotyan is sure - `'Anahit'' Goddess to return homeland
15:30, 7 March, 2012
YEREVAN, MARCH 7, ARMENPRESS. A meeting was organized by Armenian
Youth Foundation near the Embassy of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland on March 7 to return relics of statue of goddess Anahit from
British Museum.
Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Science of Armenia along
with Karen Avagyan, Coordinator of Board of Trustees of the
Foundation, handed the text of the message to return the relics to
motherland as well as the signatures of volunteers to Ambassadors
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland to Armenia Jonathan James Aves and
Katherine Jane Leach.
Karen Avagyan told Armenpress ''the initiative belongs to the Minister
of Science and Education.''
Reportedly compatriots in Diaspora joined the event. ''The initiative
has become pan Armenian'' explained Avagyan and underlined that the
choice of day was not accidental. It was dedicated to Women's
holidays.
Ashotyan believes the process will be crowned with success if we are
persistent. There are few monuments dated Before C hrist, so the
return of remains of ''Anahit'' statue is more valuable in this
context.
Youth Foundation of Armenia started signature gathering on February
20-27. Twenty thousand young people from regions and capital
participated in the initiative.
The copies of the text message and signatures will be sent to British Museum.
15:30, 7 March, 2012
YEREVAN, MARCH 7, ARMENPRESS. A meeting was organized by Armenian
Youth Foundation near the Embassy of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland on March 7 to return relics of statue of goddess Anahit from
British Museum.
Armen Ashotyan, Minister of Education and Science of Armenia along
with Karen Avagyan, Coordinator of Board of Trustees of the
Foundation, handed the text of the message to return the relics to
motherland as well as the signatures of volunteers to Ambassadors
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland to Armenia Jonathan James Aves and
Katherine Jane Leach.
Karen Avagyan told Armenpress ''the initiative belongs to the Minister
of Science and Education.''
Reportedly compatriots in Diaspora joined the event. ''The initiative
has become pan Armenian'' explained Avagyan and underlined that the
choice of day was not accidental. It was dedicated to Women's
holidays.
Ashotyan believes the process will be crowned with success if we are
persistent. There are few monuments dated Before C hrist, so the
return of remains of ''Anahit'' statue is more valuable in this
context.
Youth Foundation of Armenia started signature gathering on February
20-27. Twenty thousand young people from regions and capital
participated in the initiative.
The copies of the text message and signatures will be sent to British Museum.