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ANCIENT ARMENIAN BOOK FAIR OPENS IN INDIA
April 11, 2014 | 11:15
YEREVAN. - The official opening of the ancient Armenian book fair
was held recently in Kolkata, India.
Armenia's Ambassador to Armenia Ara Hakobyan and the directors of
national libraries delivered opening remarks at the event, the Armenia
MFA press service informed.
"India was not a random choice for this important exhibition. The
first Armenian periodical, Aztarar, was published in 1794 in Madras.
Several books featured in the fair likewise are printed in India,"
Ambassador Hakobyan specifically said in his remarks.
He also thanked India for organizing the fair at a high level.
The fair, which will run until Saturday, exhibits books that are
brought from the National Library of Armenia, and provided by the
library of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy of Kolkata.
http://news.am/eng/news/203849.html
April 11, 2014 | 11:15
YEREVAN. - The official opening of the ancient Armenian book fair
was held recently in Kolkata, India.
Armenia's Ambassador to Armenia Ara Hakobyan and the directors of
national libraries delivered opening remarks at the event, the Armenia
MFA press service informed.
"India was not a random choice for this important exhibition. The
first Armenian periodical, Aztarar, was published in 1794 in Madras.
Several books featured in the fair likewise are printed in India,"
Ambassador Hakobyan specifically said in his remarks.
He also thanked India for organizing the fair at a high level.
The fair, which will run until Saturday, exhibits books that are
brought from the National Library of Armenia, and provided by the
library of the Armenian College and Philanthropic Academy of Kolkata.
http://news.am/eng/news/203849.html