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TURKISH, ARMENIAN ACTORS BREAK LONGEST HANDSHAKE RECORD
Journal of Turkish Weekly
dec 9 2013
9 December 2013
A Turkish and an Armenian actor completed the longest-ever handshake
on Dec. 8 in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, in an act designed to
help foster peace between the two long-time foes.
Deniz BarıÅ~_ from Turkey and Hovhannes Hajinyan from Armenia stood
for 43 straight hours holding each other's hands, in a performance
aimed at underlining the possibility of better relations between
Turkey and Armenia.
It took place thanks to the initiative of a group of Turkish and
Armenian entrepreneurs and artists, supported by the TANGO Network
(Turkish and Armenian NGO Network), which unites Armenian and Turkish
non-profit organizations.
BarıÅ~_ and Hajinyan's handshake beat the previous record, which
was set in New York in 2011, by 25 minutes.
The whole event was broadcast live on the Internet, allowing everyone
to witness BarıÅ~_ and Hajinyan holding hands in defiance of the
rain, wind and cold weather, with the temperature falling to as low as
minus 3 degrees Celsius during the night. The organizers are currently
working on a Guinness World Records Book entry.
Hajinyan is an actor at the Yerevan Patomime Theater, and BarıÅ~_
is from the southern Turkish province of Mersin.
9 December 2013
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/159465/turkish-armenian-actors-break-longest-handshake-record.html
From: Baghdasarian
Journal of Turkish Weekly
dec 9 2013
9 December 2013
A Turkish and an Armenian actor completed the longest-ever handshake
on Dec. 8 in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi, in an act designed to
help foster peace between the two long-time foes.
Deniz BarıÅ~_ from Turkey and Hovhannes Hajinyan from Armenia stood
for 43 straight hours holding each other's hands, in a performance
aimed at underlining the possibility of better relations between
Turkey and Armenia.
It took place thanks to the initiative of a group of Turkish and
Armenian entrepreneurs and artists, supported by the TANGO Network
(Turkish and Armenian NGO Network), which unites Armenian and Turkish
non-profit organizations.
BarıÅ~_ and Hajinyan's handshake beat the previous record, which
was set in New York in 2011, by 25 minutes.
The whole event was broadcast live on the Internet, allowing everyone
to witness BarıÅ~_ and Hajinyan holding hands in defiance of the
rain, wind and cold weather, with the temperature falling to as low as
minus 3 degrees Celsius during the night. The organizers are currently
working on a Guinness World Records Book entry.
Hajinyan is an actor at the Yerevan Patomime Theater, and BarıÅ~_
is from the southern Turkish province of Mersin.
9 December 2013
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/159465/turkish-armenian-actors-break-longest-handshake-record.html
From: Baghdasarian