OSCE Yerevan Office marks Children's Day with multicultural concert

YEREVAN, 1 June 2008 - Song and dance groups belonging to the Assyrian, Belarusian, Georgian, Greek, Yezidi, Jewish, Kurdish, Russian and Ukrainian minority communities of Armenia performed at a concert in Yerevan today.

The event to mark International Children's Day was organized by the Georgian charity "Iveria" with support from the OSCE Office in Yerevan.

"Today's concert is a good example of how to promote tolerance, mutual respect and understanding, and to develop a cultural dialogue and communication between the different national communities living in Armenia," said Silvia Pogolsa, a Human Rights Officer at the OSCE Office.

Svetlana Namchevadze, the President of "Iveria", added: "This concert was a good opportunity to focus on the rights of children. The event also helped enhance the capacity of the national minority representatives living in Armenia in preserving their culture and identity."