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SCANDALOUS FILM FESTIVAL: VETERANS OF GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR DEMAND ARMENIAN CULTURE MINISTER'S RESIGNATION
ARMINFO
Thursday, March 14, 18:04
The international Film Festival "Conflict and Reconciliation in the
Central- Eastern European Cinema", which started in Yerevan on Feb 13,
has been strongly criticized by the veterans of the Great Patriotic
War. The veterans got indignant at the foreign films included in the
festival, which depict the Soviet Army in unsavory light.
"I am shocked! These scoundrels want to destroy our history and the
image of the Soviet soldier. But they will fail to!" said Ashot Papyan,
Head of the Union of Soviet Officers of Armenia, at the March 14
session of the Union of Veterans of Armenia. He thinks that President
Serzh Sargsyan, as the Commander-in-Chief, should take measures against
Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan. "The festival could not take place
without her permission. It is necessary to dismiss Hasmik Poghosyan for
her incompetence", said Papyan. At the end of the session a decision
was made to address a letter to the President, Prime Minister and
Speaker of Armenian Parliament and demand stopping the demonstration
of the films defaming the image of the Soviet soldiers.
In an interview with ArmInfo, political expert Sergey Shakaryants said
that by giving a green light to the festival, the Armenian Foreign
Ministry and Culture Ministry got involved in a big propaganda
provocation directed against the Armenian nation. "They turn us
against ourselves and the older generation", he said.
He pointed out that American films were also included in the festival.
This vividly demonstrates who is trying to sow the poisonous seeds of
doubt over the older generation's steps. He thinks that the best way
out of the current situation is to stop the further demonstration of
the films and to punish those who permitted the festival.
The film festival will last till April 10. It is being held with
the support of the UN Office in Armenia, as well as the Embassies
of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Romania
and Ukraine.
ARMINFO
Thursday, March 14, 18:04
The international Film Festival "Conflict and Reconciliation in the
Central- Eastern European Cinema", which started in Yerevan on Feb 13,
has been strongly criticized by the veterans of the Great Patriotic
War. The veterans got indignant at the foreign films included in the
festival, which depict the Soviet Army in unsavory light.
"I am shocked! These scoundrels want to destroy our history and the
image of the Soviet soldier. But they will fail to!" said Ashot Papyan,
Head of the Union of Soviet Officers of Armenia, at the March 14
session of the Union of Veterans of Armenia. He thinks that President
Serzh Sargsyan, as the Commander-in-Chief, should take measures against
Culture Minister Hasmik Poghosyan. "The festival could not take place
without her permission. It is necessary to dismiss Hasmik Poghosyan for
her incompetence", said Papyan. At the end of the session a decision
was made to address a letter to the President, Prime Minister and
Speaker of Armenian Parliament and demand stopping the demonstration
of the films defaming the image of the Soviet soldiers.
In an interview with ArmInfo, political expert Sergey Shakaryants said
that by giving a green light to the festival, the Armenian Foreign
Ministry and Culture Ministry got involved in a big propaganda
provocation directed against the Armenian nation. "They turn us
against ourselves and the older generation", he said.
He pointed out that American films were also included in the festival.
This vividly demonstrates who is trying to sow the poisonous seeds of
doubt over the older generation's steps. He thinks that the best way
out of the current situation is to stop the further demonstration of
the films and to punish those who permitted the festival.
The film festival will last till April 10. It is being held with
the support of the UN Office in Armenia, as well as the Embassies
of Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Poland, Romania
and Ukraine.