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ARENI, OCTOBER 18, ARMENPRESS: Wine Festival was celebrated October 17 in Areni village, Vayots Dzor province. A number of events were held within its framework – tasting of wine and cheese, making of lavash, exhibition of paintings, a number of contests, etc. The festival was implemented on the initiative of the Armenian Ministry of Economy, Vayots Dzor governor office and Areni community office.
Welcoming the guests Governor of Vayots Dzor Sergey Bagratyan noted that this festival is the result of years of the population of the village.
“Several generations of the population of Areni are engaged in wine making,” the governor said, adding that this is the correct way of development of the village. According to Sergey Bagratyan, Areni was among the first ones, which managed to prove the truthfulness of its viewpoint on development of rural community through a work. “Educational, cultural and sport achievements will follow the development of the sphere of economy,” the governor said.
Head of the Tourism and Territorial Economic Development Department of the Armenian Ministry of Economy Mekhak Apresyan told Armenpress that suchlike events are of great importance for development of tourism, and proportional territorial development. Mr. Apresyan said that thanks to suchlike festivals tourists are familiarized with the sites of the latter.
Community head of Areni Zhirayr Yeghyan said that the staging of national games and village scenes aim to make the guests acquainted with the modest beauty of rural culture.