YEREVAN, OCTOBER 8, ARMENPRESS. Newly appointed Minister of Culture of Armenia Armen Amiryan attaches importance on strengthening the culture of visiting bookstores and calls the representatives of the sector to make proposals, as well as a business model for it.

Amiryan visited “Grapunj” bookstore in Yerevan, which has been established by Hrant Dink and his brothers several years ago and it is Oxford University Press representative in Yerevan, reports “Armenpress”.

Dink’s relative, painter animator Vrej Kasuni presented the Minister and Deputy Minister Nerses Ter-Vardanyan the possible projects which will attract people to visit bookstores.

Armen Amiryan asked to present a business model. “Let’s see how it is closer to our impression on keeping closer a citizen to a book. You must decide how it can be done. Please, calculate what is needed for it: ties, opportunities, support, tax privilege, money, help, loan for small business development… We will discuss together what the Ministry can do for it. Maybe we will find a person who will help you, or an organization which will support you. We will organize a fundraising in order to implement our plan”, Amiryan said.