On September 22, Hranush Hakobyan, Chairwoman of RA NA Standing Committee on Science, Education, Culture and Youth met Tomas Buchholz, Chairman of “Sachsen Anhalt” Composers’ Union of Germany and Harutiun Topikyan, Artistic Director of the Armenian State Chamber Choir.

Mr. Buchholz, who is also the Artistic Director of the annually organized festival, noted that during the recent years he actively cooperated with the Armenian musicians, the works of the Armenian composers sound in Halle with participation of Armenian musical groups and choirs. The German composer informed that this year at November 11-19 forthcoming festival Armenian State Chamber Choir will also take part, and a day of the festival will be dedicated to the 90^th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide.

Mrs. Hakobyan highlighted the development of the Armenian-German cultural ties and expressed readiness to promote those ties to be more strengthened.