Armenia donates khachkar to Council of Europe
24.01.2018,
19:21
As part of his two-day visit to France Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan participated today in the ceremony of handing the official souvenir, Armenian khachkar (cross-stone), to the Council of Europe on behalf of the President of Armenia.
YEREVAN, January 24. /ARKA/. As part of his two-day visit to France Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan participated today in the ceremony of handing the official souvenir, Armenian khachkar (cross-stone), to the Council of Europe on behalf of the President of Armenia.
The model-plate of the khachkar was unveiled by President Serzh Sargsyan and the Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland. At the end of the ceremony President Sargsyan showed the khachkar, situated in the yard, at the entrance of the Council of Europe building, to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, as well as Prime-Minister of Denmark Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who also participated in the ceremony.
In a speech President Sargsyan described the khachkar as a vivid token of Armenian nation’s historical and cultural heritage.
‘It is an honor and privilege for us that it will be erected in the heart of Strasbourg, under the protection of human rights and democracy, in order to signify our unswerving dedication to those values,’ he was quoted as saying by his press office.
The Armenian cross-stone, which creates an impression of eternity on a limited surface, is included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. -0-
The model-plate of the khachkar was unveiled by President Serzh Sargsyan and the Council of Europe Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland. At the end of the ceremony President Sargsyan showed the khachkar, situated in the yard, at the entrance of the Council of Europe building, to the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, as well as Prime-Minister of Denmark Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who also participated in the ceremony.
In a speech President Sargsyan described the khachkar as a vivid token of Armenian nation’s historical and cultural heritage.
‘It is an honor and privilege for us that it will be erected in the heart of Strasbourg, under the protection of human rights and democracy, in order to signify our unswerving dedication to those values,’ he was quoted as saying by his press office.
The Armenian cross-stone, which creates an impression of eternity on a limited surface, is included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. -0-
