COOPERATION AGREEMENT SIGNED BETWEEN MINISTRIES OF CULTURE
OF ARMENIA AND SLOVAKIA
26-09-2008 19:00:00 | Armenia | Culture
YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 26, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia's and
Slovakia's Ministers of Culture Hasmik Poghosian and Marek
Madaric signed a Cultural Cooperation Agreement on September 26.
According to Hasmik Poghosian, this was a long-awaited agreement
for both countries, as cooperation between Armenia and Slovakia
developed very slowly: cultural contacts existed at the level of
individual organizations, and now they will start developing at
the state level. The sides have already discussed a number of
issues, the implementation of which will make cultural
cooperation more active.
The Minister said that already next year it is planned to
organize Days of Armenian Cinema, to organize an exhibition of
S. Parajanov's collages in Bratislava. Tours of A. Spendiarian
Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet and of Armenian State
Philharmony to Bratislava are also planned next year. An
agreement on holding Days of Armenian Culture in Slovakia will
be reached soon.
Marek Madaric, the Minister of Culture of Slovakia, said
that cultural cooperation should be the logical continuation of
friendly relations formed between the two countries. According
to the Minister, the sides will not start cooperation with large
projects, but will work stage by stage.