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09, 2010
President Serzh Sargsyan received the world-famous actor Gerard Depardieu
Today, President Serzh Sargsyan received the world-famous French actor Gerard Depardieu who has arrived to Armenia in the framework of the Second International Karot festival.
Welcoming the renowned guest, President Sargsyan expressed gratitude to all those who promote the Armenian culture. According to Serzh Sargsyan, the very participation of Gerard Depardieu in this festival is great support for the Armenian culture.
“We, Armenians are in general very emotional people. We view ourselves as a culture-loving nation and believe that culture is the core of our national identity. We constantly receive impulses and signals from that core, from our the roots and these signals sustain our resilience,” the President of Armenia said, stressing that there is hardly anyone in Armenia who wouldn’t know Gerard Depardieu.
At the meeting with the President of Armenia, the famous actor noted that he knows very well all those Armenians living in France who survived the Genocide and their descendents. “I am too very proud and thankful to be here, in Armenia. Here I feel like an Armenian. With time I came to know many Armenians living in France, who after the Genocide of 1915 were able to go on living and rebuilt their lives thanks to their culture and resilience. I know all the members of the Armenian community and their children. They are directors and film makers like Anri Vernoy, artists like Jansem, singer and composers like Charles Aznavour. That’s why I responded with pleasure to the invitation of the Armenian Fund for Cultural Development, especially after seeing pictures of your country. When a country has such long-established traditions and amazing geography it means that the Armenians have a very tolerant, generous and rich nature.”
Welcoming the renowned guest, President Sargsyan expressed gratitude to all those who promote the Armenian culture. According to Serzh Sargsyan, the very participation of Gerard Depardieu in this festival is great support for the Armenian culture.
“We, Armenians are in general very emotional people. We view ourselves as a culture-loving nation and believe that culture is the core of our national identity. We constantly receive impulses and signals from that core, from our the roots and these signals sustain our resilience,” the President of Armenia said, stressing that there is hardly anyone in Armenia who wouldn’t know Gerard Depardieu.
At the meeting with the President of Armenia, the famous actor noted that he knows very well all those Armenians living in France who survived the Genocide and their descendents. “I am too very proud and thankful to be here, in Armenia. Here I feel like an Armenian. With time I came to know many Armenians living in France, who after the Genocide of 1915 were able to go on living and rebuilt their lives thanks to their culture and resilience. I know all the members of the Armenian community and their children. They are directors and film makers like Anri Vernoy, artists like Jansem, singer and composers like Charles Aznavour. That’s why I responded with pleasure to the invitation of the Armenian Fund for Cultural Development, especially after seeing pictures of your country. When a country has such long-established traditions and amazing geography it means that the Armenians have a very tolerant, generous and rich nature.”