YEREVAN, MARCH 12, NOYAN TAPAN. Armenia being on the borderline of eastern and western civilizations, nevertheless, has an exclusive, purely Armenian culture, which has been also enriched by the best traditions of eastern and western civilizations. Cultural Attaches of Embassies of France and Syria in Armenia, Annie Monelli and Muhamadia Alnasani expressed such an opinion at the March 12 meeting in Yerevan on the subject Armenia as a Crossroad of Western and Eastern Civilizations. "Coming to Armenia I hoped to see a western culture here, but I came and felt that I am partly in an eastern country," Annie Monelli said. In her words, this eastern orientation is especially felt at the market, in the variety and abundance of spices, as well as in the song and dance. "I am surprised at the refined taste of Armenian women's dressing, their conduct, but when they dance, the eastern element is at once expressed," the Cultural Attache of French Embassy stated. Cultural Attache of Embassy of Syria to Armenia Muhamadia Alnasani agreeing to her colleague's observations, added that Armenians are closer to the eastern civilization, as distance between Armenia and Syria is only 2000 km and for Armenians like Syrians the tradition of family also has a peculiar role.

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