YEREVAN, JANUARY 18, NOYAN TAPAN. The agreement on cooperation of the Rotterdam, Pusan and Golden Apricot (Voske Tsiran) international film festivals will be signed on January 30 in Rotterdam. Haroutiun Khachatrian, the Director General of the Golden Apricot international film festival, film director will sign the agreement from the Armenian side, Sandra den Hamer and Kim Dong Ho, the Directors of the Rotterdam and Pusan film festivals signed the agreement from the Dutch and South-Korean sides. The Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed about it by Susanna Haroutiunian, the Programs Director of the Golden Apricot international film festival. In her words, the agreement on this cooperation was reached still during the days of the Pusan international film festival, one of the Asian great film festivals held on October 12-20, 2006. According to the agreement, the mentioned three festivals will become sister festivals and will assist each other in different issues. S.Haroutiunian mentioned that RA Foreign Minister Vartan Oskanian, the Honorary Chairman of the Golden Apricot international festival, RA Culture and Youth Issues Minister Hasmik Poghosian, Rotterdam Mayor, high-ranking officials of the Armenian Embassy will be present at signing of the agreement. A reception and a cultural program will take place after signing of the agreement. Two Armenian films participated in the Golden Apricot will be shown during them. To recap, the agreement will be signed during the Rotterdam international film festival days to take place from January 24 to February 4.

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