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YEREVAN, JANUARY 15, ARMENPRESS: World Book Capital Yerevan is scheduled to host international poetry festival. Levon Ananian,President of Writers' Union of Armenia stated in the briefing with Armenpress, centuries-old country Armenia rich with cultural traditions needs to launch such a festival. Currently organizational works are underway. In the words of Levon Ananyan, 40 most famous writers from various countries namely Russia, Iran, Georgia, Germany, France and the Arab countries are set to be hosted in the Motherland in the frame of the program. ''Poetry International Festival will enable a chance to the poets of various nationalities get acquainted with the World Book Capital.Besides an anthology is set to be published in the conclusion of the festival'' Ananyan noted.
International poetry festival first kicked off last year, October 16-19 in Artsakh. Then the festival was attended by the poets from the two Republics and U.S., Russia, Germany, Lebanon, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania and Georgia. The event was the first in the region as to the format. International poetry festival had modern tendencies and was entitled ''Writer, herald of the peace''.