SHISH KEBAB FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN AKHTALA, SEPT 7
15:04 03.09.13
This year the Shish Kebab festival will be held in Akhtala, on
September 7.
Speaking of declaring September 7 world day of shish kebab and making
Akhtala the world center of shish kebab, Chairman of the Armenian
Cookery Traditions Development and Protection NGO Sedrak Mamulyan
told journalists on Tuesday the aim is to make Armenia attractive to
tourists and arouse their interest in Armenian cuisine.
"Besides organizing a festival, we are holding a competition. We have
a task of developing public catering," he said.
The motto of the festival is 'When September comes', and the festival
will from now on be held during the first week of September.
Andre Simonian, vocalist of the Beautified Project rock band, said
that the festival is part of culture and the band intends to perform.
"We have invited well-known painters to come and pain the local
church," he said.
Mekhak Apresyan, Head of the Tourism Department, Ministry of Economy of
Armenia, said that this is a way of contributing to tourism development
in Armenia's communities.
Armenian News - Tert.am
15:04 03.09.13
This year the Shish Kebab festival will be held in Akhtala, on
September 7.
Speaking of declaring September 7 world day of shish kebab and making
Akhtala the world center of shish kebab, Chairman of the Armenian
Cookery Traditions Development and Protection NGO Sedrak Mamulyan
told journalists on Tuesday the aim is to make Armenia attractive to
tourists and arouse their interest in Armenian cuisine.
"Besides organizing a festival, we are holding a competition. We have
a task of developing public catering," he said.
The motto of the festival is 'When September comes', and the festival
will from now on be held during the first week of September.
Andre Simonian, vocalist of the Beautified Project rock band, said
that the festival is part of culture and the band intends to perform.
"We have invited well-known painters to come and pain the local
church," he said.
Mekhak Apresyan, Head of the Tourism Department, Ministry of Economy of
Armenia, said that this is a way of contributing to tourism development
in Armenia's communities.
Armenian News - Tert.am