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ARMENIAN CITY TO HOST 70 EVENTS AS CIS CULTURAL CAPITAL
Xinhua General News Service, China
April 2, 2013 Tuesday 10:10 AM EST
Armenia's second largest city, Gyumri, will host some 70 cultural
events in 2013 in its capacity as the cultural capital of the
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), an official said Tuesday.
The series of events will start on April 10 with an international
music festival, Hasmik Kirakosyan, an adviser to the governor of
Shirak province, told local media.
The program also includes theater plays, exhibitions and film
festivals, said Kirakosyan, adding that repair and renovation will
be carried out at local cultural facilities.
Gyumri, with a population of some 150,000, is located in northwestern
Armenia, 126 km from Yerevan. It was chosen as the 2013 CIS cultural
capital at a CIS summit in December.
From: A. Papazian
Xinhua General News Service, China
April 2, 2013 Tuesday 10:10 AM EST
Armenia's second largest city, Gyumri, will host some 70 cultural
events in 2013 in its capacity as the cultural capital of the
Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), an official said Tuesday.
The series of events will start on April 10 with an international
music festival, Hasmik Kirakosyan, an adviser to the governor of
Shirak province, told local media.
The program also includes theater plays, exhibitions and film
festivals, said Kirakosyan, adding that repair and renovation will
be carried out at local cultural facilities.
Gyumri, with a population of some 150,000, is located in northwestern
Armenia, 126 km from Yerevan. It was chosen as the 2013 CIS cultural
capital at a CIS summit in December.
From: A. Papazian