French city of Aix-en-Provence hosts Days of Artsakh festival
The Days of Artsakh in France festival was hosted in the French city of Aix-en-Provence, with the events planned within the frameworks of the festival to run through October 13, the Artsakh Foreign Ministry said in a press release.
Artsakh Permanent Representative to France Hovhannes Gevorgyan, member of the France-Artsakh Friendship Circle Senator Sophie Joissains, ex-Mayor Alain Joissains, members of the City Council of Aix-en-Provence, as well as representatives of NGOs and journalists participated in the ceremonial opening of the festival in Aix-en-Provence.
Exhibitions of photographs and graphic works dedicated to Artsakh, lectures on Artsakh and documentary films screenings are planned as part of the festival program.
Days of Artsakh in France festival, which kicked off with a solemn event on November 21, 2017 in Villeurbanne city with the participation Artsakh President Bako Sahakyan, is concluding in Aix-en-Provence.
The festival, which lasted about a year, was hosted by 11 cities of France, which had established friendly relations with the towns of Artsakh. Thanks to this, the visitors of the festival had the opportunity to get acquainted with the past and present of the people of Artsakh and its rich historical and cultural heritage.