Armenia Day  held at Children of the Commonwealth forum in Belarus

ArmInfo. The 10th international cultural and educational forum "Children of the Commonwealth" is being held in Belarus. Each day of the forum is dedicated to the culture and history of one of the CIS countries. On July 10, the Day of the Republic of Armenia was held at the forum. This was reported  by the press service of the Secretariat of the IPA CIS Council

It is noted that the Speaker of the Armenian Parliament Alen Simonyan  sent a greeting to the participants, emphasizing that the younger  generation is shaping the future of the CIS countries and it depends  on them how fair, peaceful and creative it will be.

"Your energy and desire for new knowledge are a guarantee that  good-neighborliness, respect and cooperation between our peoples will  only grow stronger," the speaker said in his welcoming speech.

The delegation representatives introduced the children to the culture  of their country. Through the performance "Armenia: History in Dance"  they showed the history of the emergence and development of the  ancient state. The children spoke about the strength of spirit of the  Armenian people, national customs and traditions, as well as the  contribution of Armenian soldiers to the Victory in the Great  Patriotic War.

Schoolchildren took part in master classes prepared by the delegation  from Armenia: they studied the basics of the Armenian alphabet,  traditional dances and songs.

The 10th forum "Children of the Commonwealth" is held from July 7 to  16. This year the forum is dedicated to the theme "The 80th  Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Memory and Unity  of Generations".

It is attended by schoolchildren from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan,  Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. An  extensive cultural and educational program has been prepared for the  children: master classes in public speaking and acting, creative  meetings with people's artists, writers, composers, dialogue  platforms, intellectual games, educational trainings, music  competitions and many other events.

The event is organized by the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly and the  Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of Belarus with the  support of the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation of the  CIS countries.