Friday, 12 February 2010
Tribute to Hrant Matevosyan on 75th birth anniversary
Hrant Mateviosyan would be 75 today, if he were alive. On his 75th birth anniversary, Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan went to the pantheon after Komitas to pay homage to the famous writer.
In attendance were scholars, political figures, art workers, writers, theatrical actors, teachers and schoolchildren. Speeches were delivered by Armenian Writers’ Union chairman Levon Ananyan and well-known publicist Zori Balayan. Honored artist Azat Gasparyan and the pupils of the school after Hrant Matevosyan recited extracts from Matevosyan’s novels.
