YEREVAN, JUNE 24, NOYAN TAPAN. The conference "Cinema as Means for Intercultural Dialogue" will be held on the days of the fifth "Golden Apricot" International Film Festival, to be held in Yerevan between July 13 and 20. The objective of this conference to be held by the assistance and on the initiative of the Council of Europe is to discuss the role of cinema and cinematography in the establishment of the dialogue. According to the information provided to a Noyan Tapan correspondent by Susanna Haroutiunian, the Artistic Director of the festival, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova and the Ukraine will take part in the conference. In her words, the intercultural dialogue is a primary program for the Council of Europe as it is considered to be a source of mutual enrichment for the European states in religious and political terms. Susanna Haroutiunian mentioned that a number of famous European structure officials, producers, festival organizers from Armenia and abroad involved in cinema will take part in the conference.

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