100 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 16 COUNTRIES GATHER IN ARMENIA FOR INTERNATIONAL YOUTH INTER-CULTURAL FESTIVAL

TSAKHKADZOR, AUGUST 22, ARMENPRESS:About 100 young people from France, Poland Egypt, China, Lithuania, Greece, Romania, India and other countries, have gathered in the Armenian resort town of Tsakhkadzor for an international youth inter-cultural festival titled “Dialogue of Cultures.’ The festival opened on August 21. Young representatives of Yezidi and Assyrian communities of Armenia are also among its participants. The Armenian culture is presented by young people from Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Deputy youth and sport minister Arthur Poghosian said this is the second festival which he said is included in the plan of actions of the CIS Youth Issues Council and is carried out in the context of the Council of Europe and EU 2007-2008 priorities. The goal of this event is to promote maintenance of inter-cultural diversity and help young people to step up their involvement in this process. The festival aims to gather under one shelter representatives of different cultures and different ethnic groups to give them an avenue to show their culture, traditions and customs. The festival is organized by the Armenian youth and sports issues ministry in cooperation with the Center for Youth Events, International Center for Inter-Cultural Studies, Education and Dialogue and Pan-Armenian Youth Center Foundation. The government released 18 million Drams to support the festival that will run through August 27.-0-/39/