YEREVAN, JULY 28, ARMENPRESS. The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Armenia has undertaken creation and publication of "Encyclopedia of Armenian Music". As “Armenpress” was informed from the Department of Public Relations of the Ministry of Culture, the publication of the encyclopedia is exclusive, as, so far, there has been no such comprehensive edition in our country.

For this purpose, by Minister of Culture Hasmik Poghosyan’s order, a committee was created, comprised of distinguished musicologists, representatives of the Armenian Encyclopedia publishing house, the Institute of Arts of the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory, Union of Composers and Musicologists of Armenia, Armenian Choral Society.

On July 26, the Ministry of Culture organized the first sitting of the committee, during which the project of the Armenian Encyclopedia publishing house was introduced, as well as exchange of ideas and discussion on the suggestions and current organizational issues was held.