YEREVAN, December 13 (Noyan Tapan). On December 21, the results of the competition of compositions and patriotic songs organized within the framework of the "Armenia is My Homeland" republican youth festival will be summed up in the National Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet after Al.Spendiarian. 8-10-form pupils from comprehensive schools of Yerevan, regions of the republic and Artsakh, higher school students participate in the festival. According to report submitted to NT by RA Ministry of Culture and Youth Affairs, exhibitions of paintings and photographs will open within the framework of the festival starting from December 21. The goal of the festival is to contribute to rise of patriotic breeding among the youth, preservation and spreading of national values, revelation of creative capabilities. According to the report, the solemn opening of the festival will take place on December 13 in the Painters' Union of Armenia.

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