YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 2, NOYAN TAPAN. 13 Armenian representatives participated in the 4th youth Delphic Games of CIS countries taken place in the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, on October 26-30, returned with 12 prizes, including 5 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze medals and 4 diplomas. Armenian youth performed in 7 of 15 nominations: piano, violin, flute, painting, web-design, circus art, people's song. As Karine Khodikian, the RA Deputy Minister of Culture and Youth Issues mentioned at the November 1 press conference, 600 representatives from the Russian Federation, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Kyrghyzstan, Armenia and Kazakhstan participated in the Delphin Games. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan did not participate in the games. The Deputy Minister mentioned that Russia is on the first place with the number of gold medals: 9 gold medals from 43 participants. Armenia is on the second place with 5 golden medals and 13 participants. The Delphic Games will be held the next year, in 2007, in the capital of Belarus, Minsk. K.Khodikian mentioned besides the competition, events were also held in the spheres of people's instruments and people's applied art. According to the regulations of holding the games, "The Delegation's Day" event was envisaged as well, during which the delegation of every state presented its country's culture, national song and dance, kitchen as well as short information about their countries' geography, history, traditions.

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