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Why was Nicholay Tsaturyan meeting with the Minister of Culture
October 18 2013
Yesterday, iLur.am news website had released information the Minister
of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan by persuasion of His Holiness Karekin II
and by the order of the President Serzh Sargsyan is going to get rid
of the Artistic Director of Vardan Ajemian State Drama Theatre of
Gyumri, People's Artist of Armenia Nikolay Tsaturyan. The reason was
Nikolay Tsaturyan's sharp criticism voiced over the GALA TV regarding
the authorities of the country, oligarchs and the Catholicos, to whom
the artist called a demon. As conveyed by iLur.am, the Catholicos not
tolerating the criticism voiced against him, had complained to Serzh
Sargsyan urging him to punish the artist, and accordingly, Mr.
Tsaturyan, yesterday, was called to the Minister of Culture for
resignation. And, even though, yesterday, the People's artist had gone
to meet the Minister, however, Ms. Poghosyan refused to accept him.
Today, Aravot.am asked for clarifications on this noised issue from
the head of PR department of the Ministry of Culture Alla Serobyan.
The latter pointed out that all of this is disinformation, because
yesterday's meeting between the Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan
and Mr. Tsaturyan was planned long ago. `Before giving the interview,
Mr. Tsaturyan, still a few days ago, had asked for a meeting with the
Minister, and the Minister had appointed a day and an hour. The
meeting was supposed to take place yesterday, but since before the
meeting Mr. Tsaturyan had voiced unfounded comments, particularly with
regard to writing the resignation, therefore the minister refused to
accept him yesterday,' said Alla Serobyan. To our question of
clarification, whether the Catholicos has nothing to do with this,
Alla Serobyan said, `Of course, it is a fiction.' We also asked for a
clarification from Mr. Tsaturyan, as he was in Yerevan, we could not
be met, but he confirmed on the phone that he really had an
appointment for yesterday to meet with the Minister and to discuss
issues regarding the play `Monte' and a number of other issues, but
the minister had not accepted him. To our observation that according
to the ministry the reason was the comments made by you that you were
called to write a resignation, Mr. Tsaturyan said, `And where I have
made such a comment. I have not said such a thing. I've read about it
from the Facebook, and the media that they want to dismiss me from
work due to the complaints of the Catholicos. All of that is written
by the media and my comment is not there.' And as for his bold
statement, Nikolay Tsaturyan conveyed that he had voiced his opinion
as an artist, and a member of society. To note that many of Gyumri
intellectuals directly welcome Mr. Tsaturyan's speech, according to
their impression, the latter had conveyed the words of their hearts on
air, and they think that any person living and taking his office in
Gyumri should be as bold as Mr. Tsaturyan. The views of intellectuals
in detail will be available soon.
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/18/162083/
October 18 2013
Yesterday, iLur.am news website had released information the Minister
of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan by persuasion of His Holiness Karekin II
and by the order of the President Serzh Sargsyan is going to get rid
of the Artistic Director of Vardan Ajemian State Drama Theatre of
Gyumri, People's Artist of Armenia Nikolay Tsaturyan. The reason was
Nikolay Tsaturyan's sharp criticism voiced over the GALA TV regarding
the authorities of the country, oligarchs and the Catholicos, to whom
the artist called a demon. As conveyed by iLur.am, the Catholicos not
tolerating the criticism voiced against him, had complained to Serzh
Sargsyan urging him to punish the artist, and accordingly, Mr.
Tsaturyan, yesterday, was called to the Minister of Culture for
resignation. And, even though, yesterday, the People's artist had gone
to meet the Minister, however, Ms. Poghosyan refused to accept him.
Today, Aravot.am asked for clarifications on this noised issue from
the head of PR department of the Ministry of Culture Alla Serobyan.
The latter pointed out that all of this is disinformation, because
yesterday's meeting between the Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan
and Mr. Tsaturyan was planned long ago. `Before giving the interview,
Mr. Tsaturyan, still a few days ago, had asked for a meeting with the
Minister, and the Minister had appointed a day and an hour. The
meeting was supposed to take place yesterday, but since before the
meeting Mr. Tsaturyan had voiced unfounded comments, particularly with
regard to writing the resignation, therefore the minister refused to
accept him yesterday,' said Alla Serobyan. To our question of
clarification, whether the Catholicos has nothing to do with this,
Alla Serobyan said, `Of course, it is a fiction.' We also asked for a
clarification from Mr. Tsaturyan, as he was in Yerevan, we could not
be met, but he confirmed on the phone that he really had an
appointment for yesterday to meet with the Minister and to discuss
issues regarding the play `Monte' and a number of other issues, but
the minister had not accepted him. To our observation that according
to the ministry the reason was the comments made by you that you were
called to write a resignation, Mr. Tsaturyan said, `And where I have
made such a comment. I have not said such a thing. I've read about it
from the Facebook, and the media that they want to dismiss me from
work due to the complaints of the Catholicos. All of that is written
by the media and my comment is not there.' And as for his bold
statement, Nikolay Tsaturyan conveyed that he had voiced his opinion
as an artist, and a member of society. To note that many of Gyumri
intellectuals directly welcome Mr. Tsaturyan's speech, according to
their impression, the latter had conveyed the words of their hearts on
air, and they think that any person living and taking his office in
Gyumri should be as bold as Mr. Tsaturyan. The views of intellectuals
in detail will be available soon.
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/10/18/162083/