TONINO GUERRA: "ARMENIA AND ITALY ARE RICH IN CULTURAL
HERITAGE"
17-10-2007 14:50:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, OCTOBER 17, NOYAN TAPAN. Tonino Guerra together
with his wife Lora Guerra, who is a translator, has arrived in
Armenia on the occasion of holding cultural days in Yerevan
titled "Tonino Guerra and his friends". The world-known scenario
writer, writer and painter was received by Serge Sargsian, the
Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. Welcoming the
world-known artist, he thanked Tonino Guerra for his attitude
towards Armenia, the Armenian people and culture.
According to Tonino Guerra, Armenia and Italy have much in
common as they are poor in natural resources, however, rich in
their past and cultural heritage. The artist stressed that it is
necessary to introduce all this to the world in a decent way.
Touching upon the "Golden Apricot" film festival, he attached
importance to the role of such international events in making
their own country and people more known in the world.
Lora Guerra, the Head of the "Tonino Guerra" cultural fund,
metioned that it is already two years since the Armenian office
of that institution has been operating in Yerevan, the main goal
of which is to strengthen spiritual-cultural and public
relations between the two countries and peoples, as well as to
create an Armenian-Italian cultural center through joint
programs. He introduced some of the programs including the
holding of cultural events, the building of a fountain in
Yerevan according to the design of Tonino Guerra, which, in the
words of the great artist, should bear the symbolic name "A way
to history and culture".
The RA Prime Minister promised to support the
implementation of that program, which, according to him, can
serve a good present to the 2790th anniversary of Yerevan to be
celebrated next year.
According to the information provided to Noyan Tapan by the
Information and Public Relations Department of the RA
Government, Hasmik Poghosian, the RA Minister of Culture,
Yervand Zakharian, the Mayor of Yerevan, Rustam Khandamov, a
film producer, scenario writer and painter, and Armen Mazmanian,
the Head of the program of the cultural days, also took part in
the meeting.